First time LRF....hooked!...but Fish ID please..

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First time LRF....hooked!...but Fish ID please..

#1 Post by mackfish »

Was out today with a buddy and he had a LRF setup with him so had a go using rag...I got 2 types a wrasse I think and another fish that I don't have a clue about....and my buddy got the first one, we think its a scorpion fish...and another question is..is it poisonous??..
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Re: First time LRF....hooked!...but Fish ID please..

#2 Post by evan699 »

Short spined sea scorpion, 2 Ballan wrasse and a tompot blenny. Hard to tell from the small photos but thats what it looks like to me. Nice fishing.
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#3 Post by mackfish »

Are either poisonous?..
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#4 Post by bassboy »

Evans bang on :) and no there not :)
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#5 Post by rushnaldo »

Long spined sea scorpion. Two ballans and a tompot
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Re: First time LRF....hooked!...but Fish ID please..

#6 Post by chuckaroo »

think that the boys above are right in i.d., not sure about the wrasse though
yeah, some nasty wee spines on some of the fish but none of these fish are poisonous

download this:
minispecies guide.pdf
its not comprehensive but your species are in there...
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#7 Post by mackfish »

Thanks chuckaroo, that's really helpful!..:)
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