queensland Hello again

[Skipsy]

Hi All, sorry I have been busy and not participating much since joining up but 4 kids and about 3 different jobs will do that....

We did manage to get on Moreton bay today. My young 8 year old got 11 fish (I got a big fat donut...) and although nothing made it home to table he had ball so that is main thing. 

I'll try attach photo of this weird toadfish like thing. His biggest fish ever. 55cm. 

Does anyone know what that might be??

Any thoughts much appreciated. 

Cheers!

[Angry51]

Yeah, looks like a toadfish.

Just don't quote me, some more informed AFO'ers will come along.

[SuperHans]

Might be this one.

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/smooth-golden-pufferfish-lagocephalus-inermis/

[GregOug]

Did it have teeth like Bugs Bunny?

[natang]

Toad Fish

[GregOug]

Sea toad

[Skipsy]

Thanks All. 

Someone with marine biology quals got back to me and said Silver Toadfish. Images seem to match. It grows to 1.1m so ours was but a baby...

 

https://getfishing.com.au/speciesid/silver-toadfish/

[SuperHans]

I've found the Get Fishing website to be a bit inaccurate. Its hard to see the top of your fish to see if it has spots (apparently the Silver Toad fish has spots on the back).

eg Here is a different fish ID for the Silver Toadfish.

https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/868

Whatever it is , its ugly, poisonous, ugly a toad fish, and yeah, did I mention really ugly?  I hope it went back