Wut is this?

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Wut is this?

Post by Fish-cador » Sat May 01, 2021 8:31 am

Any idea? This thing decided to swim out of the water and walk in the sand in gunners.

Looks like banded moorwong
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Post by canned_tuna » Sat May 01, 2021 8:44 am

Looks like a cross between a red mullet and a mangrove jack...

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Post by e.welch » Sat May 01, 2021 9:56 am

It’s either a banded morwong or a red morwong or a cross between the two

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Re: Wut is this?

Post by fishnut » Sat May 01, 2021 6:06 pm

Red morwong

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Post by hornet » Sun May 02, 2021 1:48 pm

Was it on lure or bait ?
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Post by 4liters » Mon May 03, 2021 7:07 pm

Looks like a fish of some description. The fins are a bit of a giveaway
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Re: Wut is this?

Post by Fish-cador » Tue May 04, 2021 3:57 pm

Banded morwong. Here is one that shows the patterns.
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