Fish ID please?

[Kimtown]

Cousin caught this (right in pic) off the Desal plant in Wonthaggi



It has similar traits to a few different species caught out there. Head of a Gurnard, Body of a Sargeant Baker, and the colour of Dusky Flathead. It has large scales as you can see which seems pretty uncommon for a fish of its proportion and body shape imo

Being that it was caught off the desal plant, it's probably some mutated hybrid.

[Kimtown]

Also it's dorsal fin seems to be offset from the centre line of the body... wtf?

[crumpet_avenger]

Looks like a sergeant baker to me. Thats what ive always called them. Catch them from flinders exactly like that

[Nude up]

Looks like a sgt baker the orange red colours fade a bit when they are dead, some nice flathead there

[cobby]

Sargent Baker

[crumpet_avenger]

By the way. **** to eat. Too many small bones

[eddyt]

Mother in law fish

[smile0784]

Good bait for bottom bashing