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not exactly like a snapper but... Butterfly Perch? 

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Originally posted by petethemeat petethemeat wrote:

not exactly like a snapper but... Butterfly Perch? 

thats it pete.. the 1 caught was about 25cm... average size?
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i am pick that is what it was as well petethemeat...
caught a few down the bottom end of Waiheke over low foul and reefie areas...
Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing
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That fits the description alright, I've even seen one of those.
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Never caught one myself but they are prolific on some dives. Up to about 30cm I think. Lethal- how did you catch yours?
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one of Uncles sabiki rigs....


Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing
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They are close relatives of pink maomao. The ones up north are generally small, but around Cook Strait get to well over a kilo.
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I didn't know a butterfly perch would take a hook.

They smell pretty strange but are OK to eat (just). They are similar to butterfish in taste ..... not that that is a good thing. LOL
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Originally posted by Unclejake Unclejake wrote:

I didn't know a butterfly perch would take a hook.

They smell pretty strange but are OK to eat (just). They are similar to butterfish in taste ..... not that that is a good thing. LOL
 
We get plenty of these in Northland on a small hook and bait around reefy areas, but being a small fish we let them go...
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau
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OK, someone i.d. this one for me then...

...it is from the sollies, and we cannot get a definitive answer for the damn thing! More pics....

Any ideas? False fusilier? Saddleback Snapper? no-one can tell us!

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Yeah, I reckon Saddleback snapper (Paracaesio kusakarii)
ref: Fishes of the Great Barrier reef and Coral Sea. 2nd ed. (Randell, Allen, Steene) pg 513.

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Coolio, must be it then....
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What's this fish? Was bright red!


Dunno why I always catch the oddballs and my sister who didn't really like fishing got the big snapper lol
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Goatfish possibly?
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Did it have a mouthful of teeth like Helen Clarke? Scarlet wrasse.
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Fairly sure its a pigfish

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No, don't believe it had teeth. It was a bright red. I am really stumped on that one.
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Cook is right. Definitely Red Pigfish (male). Bodianus oxycephalus.
Sure does have teeth - next time pop your fingers in there and you'll see I'm right
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Haha should have specified didn't seem to have teeth like Helen Clarke (i.e. not noticable to me but I didn't get close enough to see).
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I caught it up far north ways. Was completely bewildered by it and chucked it back lol 
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