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Title: Can anyone Id this fish?
Post by: messy on January 11, 2013, 07:36:30 PM: Just out of intrest can anyone tell me what this fish is? Not strictly freshwater but I caught it cast netting for mullet just down from collages, quiet a few turned up. Sorry if this is the wrong place on the forum! I haven seen anything like it in the fresh before
Title: Re: Can anyone Id this fish?
Post by: joey1247 on January 11, 2013, 08:24:25 PM: Looks like flunder they come from ocean. cheers joe
Title: Re: Can anyone Id this fish?
Post by: elops on January 11, 2013, 09:19:44 PM: Very interesting, pretty sure that it is Synclidopus hogani
Title: Re: Can anyone Id this fish?
Post by: Sweetwater on January 11, 2013, 09:34:24 PM: Quote from: Member on January 11, 2013, 09:19:44 PM
Very interesting, pretty sure that it is Synclidopus hogani

Aren't they only in FNQ?

Definately a sole of some sort
Title: Re: Can anyone Id this fish?
Post by: Brett Guy on January 11, 2013, 09:35:13 PM: definitly a 'sole' of some variety.
Title: Re: Can anyone Id this fish?
Post by: elops on January 11, 2013, 10:04:52 PM: Yes from FNQ, thats why it is very interesting.
Title: Re: Can anyone Id this fish?
Post by: messy on January 13, 2013, 07:34:27 PM: Just did a bit of reading up on them and that is pretty interesting, if I get another one might have to freeze it and take it in to the qld museum and see what they think