11-05-2005, 02:01 PM
Sounds like it could be a giant boarfish, it would be a very rare sighting though if it was, they are a deepwater fish, and only occasionally found on shallower reefs adjacent to deeper water. They are a reasonably common catch for spearfishers in New Zealand.
As for your stripey fish, I agree with Glen, they could be zebra fish, but zebras can get quite large (my book says 54cm). Maybe you've only been seeing little fellas. Could also be a banded sweep (another rare one in VIC), or a moonlighter - there is a picture of a moonlighter in Glen's photos from Mt Martha:
[url="http://www.squidfish.net/squidphotoglen.shtml#glen"]http://www.squidfish.net/squidphotoglen.shtml#glen[/url]
You really need to get that ID book I was talking about in the other thread, I can't recommend it highly enough.
As for your stripey fish, I agree with Glen, they could be zebra fish, but zebras can get quite large (my book says 54cm). Maybe you've only been seeing little fellas. Could also be a banded sweep (another rare one in VIC), or a moonlighter - there is a picture of a moonlighter in Glen's photos from Mt Martha:
[url="http://www.squidfish.net/squidphotoglen.shtml#glen"]http://www.squidfish.net/squidphotoglen.shtml#glen[/url]
You really need to get that ID book I was talking about in the other thread, I can't recommend it highly enough.