Fish identification - Mud Island

[WertzGoldCoast]

Hi all

can anyone ID these fish for me?

Spent over 5 hours fishing Mud and the only thing I took home with me was a sunburn!

cheers

[Duckfish]

Top fish is a Tuskfish of some sort, the middle is a grinner, the bottom one dont know.
Duck

[WertzGoldCoast]

Thanks Duck.
are they edible?

[Moonlighter]

All tuskies are top class eating.30cm min size. Bag limit 6.

grinners are full of bones and are considered by most as vermin.

the bottom fish is a painted grinner. Same eating qualities as other grinners.

they are good red emperor bait though!

[bigjimg]

What you have there are ;
1/ Grass Parrot (Tusk fish)
2/ Common Grinner. Good flesh bait.
3/ Bar Faced Weaver. Jim.

[WertzGoldCoast]

Thanks for the help. Third time at Mud I've released the only edible fish as unable to identify.

Good day on the water as always though.

[Crossy93]

tuskfish, grinner, sergent baker

[Triple]

Third time at Mud I've released the only edible fish as unable to identify.

These may help, if you have a smart/iphone then save the pdf/links and you can check on the water.
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...ag-Limit-Guide
http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/fisheries...dentification\
http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/key/family
http://www.fishbase.org/
http://taxaexp.ala.org.au/taxon/spec...394365f45857b5

I haven't got them but they are highly rated on here with edibility info too -
http://www.grantsguidetofishes.com/extracts.htm

http://www.afn.com.au/store/p80/Aust...duct_info.html


And QLD size/bag limits -
http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/fisheries...n-limits-tidal

[Mrs Ronnie H]

Mmm
Grinners are great on the end of a pair of multi grips. Vicious little buggers if you get in the way of those teeth.

Mrs H

[gr hilly]

if the top one is big enough eat it the others are great for the mother inlaw.
cheers,Hilly

[Lucky 1]

tuskfish, grinner, sergent baker

I would agree with bigjimg, its a bar faced weaver, not a sergent baker.

[red rock cod]

Agree with bigjimg, bar faced weaver