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What fish is this?

Posted: 22 Apr 2018, 23:15
by peatop
I have no idea what this is, caught it on the drift off clifton springs a couple of weeks ago.
shark 1.jpg
shark 2.jpg

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 23 Apr 2018, 05:56
by 4liters
Angel shark I guess. They’re a pretty rare capture

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 23 Apr 2018, 10:27
by im_no_pro
4liters wrote:Angel shark I guess. They’re a pretty rare capture
Angel Shark was my first thought also. Have never caught one, but was on a boat when one was caught a few years ago, took us a while to ID it at the time. Unusual catch given they tend to lie around semi submerged on the floor during the day.

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 23 Apr 2018, 12:23
by maverick
I would say Angel Shark - saw one night diving at Sorrento years ago, about 5 foot long.

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 23 Apr 2018, 12:51
by cobby
Angel Shark for sure. Squatina australis is the one

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 23 Apr 2018, 13:43
by peatop
Thanks guys, interesting little thing.

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 27 Apr 2018, 12:33
by gdog
Looks like a carpet shark to me, did it have a strong pungent smell? In NZ they call them carpet sharks.

https://fishingmag.co.nz/wp-content/upl ... -shark.jpg

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 28 Apr 2018, 06:55
by peatop
They look very similar, as far as smell, i dont recall smelling anything.

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 28 Apr 2018, 09:06
by Steve_R
Look again at the original photo looking for belly fins behind the pectoral fins then at the photos above.

Re: What fish is this?

Posted: 28 Apr 2018, 11:05
by peatop
It's definitely an angel shark and not a carpet shark