Fish ID please!

Black Rock, Beaumaris, Half Moon Bay, Mordialloc, Parkdale
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Fish ID please!

Post by Kestrel » Wed Jan 13, 2016 2:52 pm

Hi folks

Can someone ID this fish? It was caught (and released) off Black Rock on the weekend. Is it a juvenile Gummy?

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Post by poodoo » Wed Jan 13, 2016 2:54 pm

Looks like a juvenile 7 giller.
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Post by Lightningx » Wed Jan 13, 2016 2:56 pm

Yea I was going to say the same thing. Gummies don't have those black spots on the tail and body. A baby seven gill shark :)
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Post by Scraglor » Wed Jan 13, 2016 4:34 pm

100% juvey 7 giller, id put money on there being no dorsal fin under ur finger there
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Post by BIG GAV » Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:14 pm

Yep 7 gillers definately smile
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Re: Fish ID please!

Post by Brett » Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:34 pm

Kestrel wrote:Hi folks

Is it a juvenile Gummy?

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Stick ya finger in it's mouth and find out :rofl:



As above, it's a 7 gill pup.
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Post by Kestrel » Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:24 pm

Yes I would have put my fingers in its mouth but alas.... I don't have any...
Really hard for a bloke who loved scratching his nose and pointing at people....
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Post by Scraglor » Thu Jan 14, 2016 1:59 pm

Kestrel wrote:Yes I would have put my fingers in its mouth but alas.... I don't have any...
Really hard for a bloke who loved scratching his nose and pointing at people....
Hahaha
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Post by 4liters » Thu Jan 14, 2016 4:42 pm

Find some other appendage to stick in it's mouth then
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Re: Fish ID please!

Post by Kestrel » Thu Jan 14, 2016 5:16 pm

4liters wrote:Find some other appendage to stick in it's mouth then
Good idea ....but it wouldn't fit!!! :banana:
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