Gurnard with warts

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Hi guys,
I've recently caught a couple of gurnard on the East coast, Mangawhai/Kawau area, with whitish 'warts' on the skin.
On skinning these gurnard the 'warts' are still present on the flesh of the fish. They may be lice bites, eggs or some other type of infection. I suppose I should have taken a photo, or even sent the fish off to NIWA or somebody for identification.
Have any of you guys come across these on gurnard and does anybody know what they are? 
Has the Fukushima nuclear contaminated waste water got to NZ already ? Angry 
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Bit like that one Jiggy?
I caught that one out from Tauranga a few years ago.
They are relatively common but I'm not sure what the cause is.
 

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Was it caught close to hamilton as I heard a lot of locals around hamilton have warts due to breeding in a close circle of friends
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It's a very common condition with gurnard Jiggy, especially in the summer around these parts. It's harmless and the fish are ok. Can't see I've seen one as bad as in Uncle's pic.
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Just looked up an old thread where Pro Fish answered saying it is a condition called lymphocytis.
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Originally posted by Uncle Uncle wrote:

Bit like that one Jiggy?
I caught that one out from Tauranga a few years ago.
They are relatively common but I'm not sure what the cause is.
 

No, not that bad Uncle, fewer and whiter, but maybe the early on set.

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Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Just looked up an old thread where Pro Fish answered saying it is a condition called lymphocytis.
Thanks for the replies and info Smudge - good to know it's not too serious - unless you're a gurnard Wink 
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Lymphocytis -  It's a viral infection. The pathogen is usually around waiting for a chance to get a foothold on a stressed, undernourished, or otherwise ill fish.


Does anyone eat them in that condition ?  I would just kill them n throw em back.
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It seems to be more common on older, larger gurnard. As mentioned the little bumps go into the flesh as well which I find a little offputting, so if I catch a decent size gurnard I always flip it upside down and check for lumps as they seem to start on the soft skin just below the large fins. If they're lumpy I just let them go - dunno why you would kill them as I figure a slightly lumpy gurnard breeds just as well.
The other thing to watch out for is post-spawn fish which are extremely skinny and the fillets tend to be soft and textureless.
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Does anyone eat them in that condition ?  I would just kill them n throw em back.

Wanda Ra-can I ask you please why you would kill them? This was the attitude of our forefathers who used to kill everything they caught that wasn't what they wanted. I would like to think generations past that era now have the new mindset. 
As above this little fish can still breed and populate the sea bed for you to catch some nice gurnard in the future.
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I eat them with the bumps. Don't notice them in the flesh once the fillet is cooked
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