18-07-2005, 01:37 PM
Hi Glen, it looks good. Not bad for one day's work!! All the photos I tried opened up fine.
I am reasonably confident that the first unknown fish is a Johnston's Weedfish (fish #553 in 'Sea Fishes of Southern Australia' by Hutchins and Swainston). I think the stripey fish facing the camera is a juvenile moonlighter (#354). Not sure of the juvenile leatherjacket species, they are hard to identify at that size since they change so much between juvenile and adult. The fish you have labelled 'Southern goatfish' is a Blue-spotted goatfish (#326). The sweep is a sea sweep (#351). The fish in the bucket from charter fishing around philip island look like common gurnard perch (#173). The winged fish is a red gurnard (#185) also known as a red butterfly gurnard.
I am reasonably confident that the first unknown fish is a Johnston's Weedfish (fish #553 in 'Sea Fishes of Southern Australia' by Hutchins and Swainston). I think the stripey fish facing the camera is a juvenile moonlighter (#354). Not sure of the juvenile leatherjacket species, they are hard to identify at that size since they change so much between juvenile and adult. The fish you have labelled 'Southern goatfish' is a Blue-spotted goatfish (#326). The sweep is a sea sweep (#351). The fish in the bucket from charter fishing around philip island look like common gurnard perch (#173). The winged fish is a red gurnard (#185) also known as a red butterfly gurnard.