fish ID please

[Roo]

Themisses caught one of these in the tweed river recently and I was unsure what it was. Judging by its size it is juvenile and check out the serious hardware on the gill covers.

cheers, roo.

[Louis]

I don't know what they are called but they are a fairly frequent catch in Tingalpa Creek.

They look like they may be related to Trumpeter's.

They never grow above about 25cm from what I've seen.


Louis

[fisher28]

used to have some in a freshwater faquarium,bought them as chocolate trumpeters.have caught them on a line at the mouth of the boyne river as well.very nasty spikies!!!!

[BobbyJ123]

Here you go, mate.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7945

[choppa]

ningi creek is absolutley full of em,,, all no more than 3 inches long,,,must say the old flattie is partial to them as well,,,i floated a few out on a live wire and got busted a few times

[Dr_Dan]

Trumpeter. LIttle things love to take out the guts on live herring.

[Captian_Zero]

It might be a crescent perch, looks a bit like the one on the Australian Museum website.

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/tjarbua.htm

Regards

Chris