AMBERJACK (Seriola dumerilii)

 
Other names: Kingfish
Description: Dark stripe (variably present) extends from nose to in front of the dorsal fin and lights up when the fish is in feeding mode; no scutes; soft dorsal base less than twice the length of the anal fin base.
Found: Coastal and ocean waters of our southern coastline, especially in the vicinity of reefs.
Grows to 40.00 kg
Eating Smaller fish eat quite well, but once they grow bigger, they are coarse and tasteless.
Bait Squid, fish, crustaceans;  is a sucker for live bait.

AMBERJACK BLACK BANDED (Seriolina nigrofasciata)

 
Other names: Black Banded Kingfish
Description: It is a comparatively deep bodied fish, blue green in colour, flushed with dull pink and has irregular dark blotches.
Found: Coastal and ocean waters of our southern coastline, especially.
Grows to 1.00 m in length
Eating Quite good eating
Bait Squid, fish, crustaceans and live bait.

ARCHER FISH (Toxotes chatareus)

 
Other names: Rifle Fish, Spotted Bream
Description: A deep bodied fish, it is bright silver underside with bronze reflections along the top and upper body. It has several dark blotches along the side.
Found: It inhabits our northern freshwaters.
Grows to 300 mm
Eating This fish’s basic food is insects and it catches them by squirting a jet of water onto low hanging limbs.
Bait Will take small lures, flies and shrimps.

 BARRACUDA (Sphyraena barracuda)

 
Other names: Dingo Fish, Giant Sea Pike
Description: Gun metal grey, with white tips to dorsal, caudal and anal fins. It has 18 greyish cross bands on the back with a fearsome set of teeth.
Found: All along the Queensland Coastline
Grows to 2.5 m or 45.00 kg
Eating Not recommended - the flesh is rank, coarse and lacking in flavour.
Bait Live bait, Pilchards or other surface swimmers

BARRAMUNDI (Lates calcarifer)

 
Other names: Giant Perch, Cock up, Palmer
Description: Dominantly greenish on the body with a golden copper glow. It has pink red eyes that seem to reflect at night time. Fish caught in land locked areas are extremely dark tending towards black.
Found: North of the Capricorn.
Grows to 1.50 m or 55.00 kg
Eating Excellent – no 1 eating fish in Queensland
Bait Live bait is best – shrimps, prawns, mullet, garfish etc. They will also take a wide range of lures.

 BARRAMUNDI COD (Cromileptes altivelis)

 
Other names:
Humpback Cod
This fish is totally protected and having one of these in your possession will mean prosecution.
Description: An unusually deep bodied fish that has the head of a barramundi. Its fins are reddish brown and it is covered with round black spots.
Found: North of the Capricorn
Grows to 660 mm to 3.5 kg
Eating Excellent
Bait Squid, cut fish, crustaceans or pilchards
BASS RED (Lutjanus bohar)

 
Other names: Kelp Bream, Kelp Sea Perch
Warning : This fish does cause ciguatera food poisoning and for this reason, it also has been deemed a no take species. Having one in your possession will risk prosecution.
Description: The body is dark red along the back to the head. It has a pinkish red underbelly with a set of dog like teeth.
Found: Basically on the Barrier Reef, but some of these fish have been caught as far south as Noosa.
Grows to 900 mm or 15.00 kg
Eating WARNING! This fish is poisonous - DO NOT EAT!
Bait Squid, cut fish, crustaceans and live bait.
BASS SAND (Psammoperca waigsiensi)

 
Other names: Dwarf Palmer, Glass Eyed Perch, Jewel Eyed, Reef Barramundi
Description: Very similar to a barramundi, only it is dull brown in colour. Its eyes glow at night and the fins are tinged with yellow.
Found: Along the rocky reef foreshores north of the Capricorn Coast.
Grows to 380 mm
Eating Good
Bait Squid, cut fish, crustaceans and live bait.
BATFISH HUMP HEADED (Platax batavianus)

 
Other names: Nil
Description: The adult fish has a cranial bump. They are greyish in colour above and blue silver below, with a broad vertical band crossing the eye, cheek and throat .
Found: Coastal and northern reef waters.
Grows to 600 mm or 5.00 kg
Eating Not rated highly; tend to be fairly dry
Bait These fish are basically vegetarians, but will take peeled prawns. A case has been recorded where one took a banana.
BATFISH LONG FINNED (Platax pinnatus)
 
Other names: Nil
Description: Similar to the hump head without the hump and has extremely long dorsal and anal fins.
Found: Along the Queensland coast, but the bigger fish tend to be in the north of the state
Grows to 500 mm
Eating Not rated highly; tend to be fairly dry
Bait These fish are basically vegetarians, but will take peeled prawns.
BATFISH SHORT FINNED (Platax Novaemaculatus)
 
Other names: Nil
Description: Basically brown grey above and ash grey below, with the body crossed by two narrow dark bands, the first over the eye, the second across the dorsal fin
Found: Along the North  Queensland coast.
Grows to 450 mm
Eating Not rated highly; tend to be fairly dry
Bait These fish are basically vegetarians, but will take peeled prawns.
 BEACH SALMON (Leptobrama Mulleri Steindachner)
 
Other names: Steelback, Moreton Bay Tailor, Salmon Trout, Silver Salmon
Description: Blue steel is the colour of the back, with a black tipped dorsal fin, and silver sides and belly.
Found: Northern Queensland waters;, these fish will also enter brackish water.
Grows to 900 grams or 430 mm long
Eating Only fair; needs to be bled to make it  better.
Bait Hardy heads, white pilchards or yabbies
 BLUBBER LIPS BROWN (Plectorhinchus gibbosus)
 
Other names: Brown Morwong, Blubber Lip Bream, Brown Sweetlip
Description: Rather drab looking fish with a dark brown body. The fins are chocolate brown to black.
Found: Around rocky outcrops in the Central Queensland area
Grows to 24.00 kg, but are normally taken around the 2.00kg mark
Eating Poor
Bait These fish are vegetarians, but will take crustaceans from time to time.
   BLUBBER LIPS GOLD SPOT (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
 
Other names: Rubber Lip, Netted Sweetlip
Description: Light brown to olive green on the body with a darker network on the upper half. A series of dark horizontal stripes encircle dark yellow spots.
Found: All along the Queensland coast
Grows to 600 mm to 4.00 kg
Eating Not recommended, tastes a little weedy; improves if it is bled and gutted immediately after it is caught.
Bait Prawns, cut flesh and pilchards

BONEFISH (Albula vulpes)
 
Other names: Lady fish
Description: This fish is a brilliant silver with a greenish tinge. It has a small under slung mouth and is very similar to a whiting. Most fish of this type caught weighing 1 kg or more are possibly bonefish.
Found: All along the Queensland inshore waters, inhabits shallow sand flats  
Grows to It has been taken at 1.1 m in length or weighing 5.00 kg. A bonefish caught in the Florida Keys was weighed at 27.00 kg.
Eating Not recommended as name suggests it is absolutely full of fine bones.
Bait Shrimp, shellfish, crabs, worms.

BONITO AUSTRALIAN (Sarda Australis)
 
Other names: Tuna
Description: This fish is a bright blue green above and silver below;  it has 10 narrow grey stripes running along the sides.
Found: All along the Queensland Coast inshore waters.  
Grows to 2.5 kg
Eating Not highly regarded;  the flesh is very soft and quite red. However, it would have to be the best cut flesh bait available for almost any type of fish. It is also used whole for larger pelagics and bill fish.
Bait Hardy Heads, White and Blue Pilchards and it will easily fall to small silver lures and soft plastics.
 BONITO LEAPING (Cybiosarda elegans)
 
Other names: Watsons Leaping Bonito, Tuna
Description: Blue green in color above and silver below; there are a series of broken dark lines on the upper part of the body that run into continuous lines on the bottom of the body.
Found: Inshore coastal waters all along the Queensland coast   
Grows to 2.00kg.
Eating Not highly regarded; the flesh is very soft and quite red. It also would have to be regarded as one of the best cut flesh baits available for almost any type of fish. It is also used whole for larger pelagic and bill fish.
Bait Hardy Heads, White and Blue Pilchards and it will easily fall to small silver lures and soft plastics.
BREAM PIKEY (Acanthopagrus berda)
 
Other names: Black Bream
Description: Dusky in color almost to black or could be greyish or olive brown. It is also a much thicker fish than the bream in the south.
Found: North Queensland Coast in rivers and estuaries 
Grows to 560 mm  or 7.00kg.
Eating Quite good quality eating
Bait Prawns or cut baits of mullet or garfish

BREAM YELLOWFIN  (Acanthopagrus Australis)
 
Other names: Silver Bream, Sea Bream, Black Bream
Description: Olive green in color;  yellowish reflections on sides and abdomen. The pectoral fins are a bright yellow.
Found: Rivers and estuaries all along the Queensland Coast, but much more predominant in the south.
Grows to 3.00kg.
Eating Quite good eating
Bait Yabbies, prawns, gut and cut flesh baits.
 BUTTERFISH SPOTTED (Scatophagus argus)
 
Other names: Spotted Scat
Description: Yellowish green to olive above to brownish grey on the lower sides and white below. Profusely covered with dark round spots. Handle this fish with care for the dorsal fins are extremely sharp and inflict a painful sting.
Found: Mainly North Queensland coastal waters and rivers  
Grows to 330 mm
Eating Acceptable table fish, should be bled and cleaned on capture.
Bait Rarely caught by line fishing; it does eat algae, enriched mud and small bottom dwelling invertebrates.
 BUTTERFISH STRIPED (Selenotoca multifasciata)
 
Other names:  
Description: Generally silver back flushed with pale green, the body is broken up by a series of black vertical stripes. Once again, caution is required, as it has the same painful spike the spotted fish has.
Found: Mainly the South Queensland Coast and estuary waters  
Grows to 280 mm
Eating Slightly better eating than the spotted butterfish; fresh is best and should be bled.
Bait Can be caught on a line by using moss, dough or peeled prawns.

 

BLUE CATFISH (Arius graeffei)
 
Other names: Cattie
Description: Purple-blue above with greenish reflections and a white underbelly. It has strong serrated dorsal and pectoral fins that can deliver a nasty wound. They also have fleshy whiskers around the mouth. This fish croaks on capture
Found: In estuaries and rivers, either salt or fresh water, and can be a nuisance at times.
Grows to 690 mm or 3.9 kg
Eating Not generally known for its edible qualities, but when looked after, can eat ok.
Bait These fish will eat everything, with no particular bait recommended.

BLACK EEL TAILED CATFISH (Neosilurus ater)

 
Other names: Cattie
Description: A relatively elongated snout, grey to blackish on the sides, sometimes mottled, paler on the belly. Both sexes develop a bright golden orange hue on the sides during breeding.
Found: Northern Australia, only in rivers and streams
Grows to 600 mm
Eating Has a flavour all its own - ok for those who like it.  Much better eating fish to be caught in the North.
Bait Worms, fresh water shrimps and crayfish

CHINAMAN FISH (Symphorus nematophorus)

 
Other names: Galloper, Threadfin Sea Perch
Description: This fish is generally pink with dusky vertical bars, and a network of fine yellow lines running over the head.
Found: On most northern reefs, in depths around 45 m 
Grows to 15.00 kg
Eating WARNING! This fish is poisonous - DO NOT EAT!
Bait As usual, fish you don’t want to catch will eat anything that normal reef fish take and sometimes become a nuisance. It is illegal to have one of these in your possession.

BLACK FIN COD (Epinephelus maculatus)
 
Other names: Spotted Groper
Description: It has a brownish to green network which resembles wire netting;  the fins are edged with yellow.
Found: All along the Queensland coastline around rocky headlands
Grows to 450 cm
Eating Useful  table fish that tends to have a coarse texture
Bait Usual reef bait - cut flesh, squid, prawns  and pilchards

BLUE SPOT COD (Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

 
Other names: Blue-Spotted Rock Cod, Peacock Cod
Description: The body is reddish brown crossed by six distinctive mesh-like bars of darker brown, which enclose paler patches. The head and body are covered by small scattered blue spots.
Found: Northern offshore waters
Grows to 350 mm
Eating Highly esteemed table fish
Bait Usual reef bait-  cut flesh, squid, prawns  and pilchards

BLUE MAORI COD (Epinephelus cyanopodus)

 
Other names:
Purple Cod
Description: Body bluish going to purple rather than brown – a large, heavy bodied fish covered in black dots
Found: Northern coral reefs during winter;  normally bites best after dark.
Grows to 900  mm
Eating One of  the best eating of the cods
Bait Live bait, cut flesh
CORAL COD (Cephalopholis miniata)

 
Other names: Round Tailed Trout
Description:  A richly coloured fish. The head, body and fins are reddish brown to scarlet in colour. Covered in black-edged blue spots.
Found: On coral reefs north of Gladstone
Grows to 450 mm
Eating Prized table fish
Bait Usual reef bait - cut flesh, prawns, squid and pilchards
ESTUARY COD (Epinephelus coioides)

 
Other names: Greasy Cod, Groper, Spotted River Cod
Description: Olive green body with scattered orange, red or brown spots on the back;  has 4 to 6 bands running across it.
Found: Reef waters and mainland estuaries mainly in the north
Grows to 230 kg or 2.1 m
Eating Smaller fish are quite good eating, but larger fish are coarse and tasteless.
Bait Whole live fish and cut baits;  have been known to take whole mud crabs.
FLOWERY COD (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

 
Other names: Carpet Cod, Black Rock Cod
Description: A beautifully patterned fish generally light brown with a number of dark blotches over a pattern of small dark spots.
Found: North Queensland reefs, but more in the mouths of rivers
Grows to 900 mm
Eating High eating qualities
Bait Live bait, cut baits and squid
FRECKLED COD (Cephalopholis cexmaculatus)
 
Other names:  
Description: One of the smaller rock cods, is a dark orange above, much lighter below. Has several lighter bars running around the body, which is covered in bright blue spots.
Found: Great Barrier Reef area
Grows to 300 mm
Eating Only fair
Bait Even though this is a small fish, it will take large cut flesh baits.
LONG FINNED COD (Epinephelus megarchir)
 
Other names: xx
Description: This fish is brown with large irregular blotches over the body. Its pectoral fins are longer than its length.
Found: Coral reefs around Central and North Queensland
Grows to 450 mm
Eating Not classed as a great table fish
Bait Cut flesh, pilchards and squid
MAORI COD (Epinephelus undulatostriatus)
 
Other names: Red Speckled Cod
Description: The body is creamy brown to stone grey with narrow golden stripes running obliquely along the lateral line;  the fins are edged with yellow.
Found: South Queensland, in water from 30 to 70 m
Grows to 5.5 kg
Eating Excellent table fish
Bait Cut flesh, pilchards and squid
ORANGE COD (Cephalopholis aurantia)
 
Other names: Peacock Cod
Description: Brilliantly coloured fish of red and orange, speckled with blue spots
Found: Tropical reef waters as far south as Flinders Reef in Moreton Bay
Grows to 500 mm
Eating Good eating
Bait Cut flesh, pilchards and squid
PURPLE COD (Epinephelus flavocareuleus)
 
Other names: Blue Maori Cod
Description: Large heavy bodied fish, coloured from lilac to deep purple, dotted with black 
Found: Northern deep waters
Grows to 900 mm
Eating One of the best eating fish of the rock cod species
Bait Live bait and cut bait

RED FLUSHED COD (Aethaloperca rogaa)
 
Other names: xx
Description: A comparatively drab fish, mainly dark brown;  the inside of the mouth is yellow.
Found: Coral reefs in North Queensland
Grows to 600 mm
Eating Good table fish
Bait Cut flesh, pilchards and squid

SLEEPY COD (Oxyeleotris lineolata)
 
Other names: Sleepy
Description: An elongated fish that is a drab brown in color
Found:  Freshwater, north of the Dawson and west of the Great Divide
Grows to 500 mm
Eating Excellent eating
Bait Flesh bait, crayfish and freshwater shrimps
TOMATO COD (Cephalopholis sonnerati)
 
Other names: Red Rock Cod
Description: A brilliant red, the color of a ripe tomato; some blue lines and dark red spots cover some of the fins, that are black edged.
Found: Central to North Queensland
Grows to 600 mm
Eating Excellent
Bait Cut flesh, pilchards and squid
YELLOW SPOTTED COD (Epinephelus areolatus)

  
Other names: Green spotted cod
Description: Reddish brown above, with green below;  has large yellow to green spots on the body and fins.
Found: Mainly on North Queensland coral reefs
Grows to 400 mm
Eating Reasonable
Bait Will take almost any type of reef bait.
WHITE LINED COD (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)
 
Other names:  
Description: A long fish with 3 to 5 whitish lines running the length of the body – brown to olive green in the body, covered with orange to red spots.
Found: Taken only in the vicinity of coral reefs
Grows to 500 mm
Eating Good eating fish
Bait Cut flesh and the like; has been known to rise to trolled spoons
COMMON PONYFISH (Leiognathus moretoniensis)
 
Other names: Slipmouths
Description: Silver grey green with faint greyish bars running along the lateral line.
Found: In estuaries throughout Queensland,  from Moreton Bay to New Guinea  
Grows to 200 mm
Eating Not considered as a table fish.
Bait Usually pinches the bait, when you are fishing for whiting or bream.
DART BLACK SPOT (Trachinotus bailloni)
 
Other names: Dart
Description: Brilliant silver on top, greenish grey below, with 2 to 5 round black blotches on the side
Found: North Queensland inshore waters
Grows to 560 mm
Eating Good table fish if skinned and cleaned on capture.
Bait Yabbies, prawns, pipies
DART SNUB NOSED  (Trachinotus blochii)
 
Other names: Buck nosed trevally, Oyster cracker
Description: A deep bodied fish with a blunt rounded snout;  brilliant silver above with cheeks and breasts washed with yellow.
Found: All along the Queensland coast, but most prolific north of Townsville.
Grows to 10.00 kg
Eating Good eating
Bait Loves crustaceans of any type, but can be caught on pipies, prawns and yabbies.
DART SWALLOWTAIL (Trachinotus velox)
 
Other names: Swallowtail, Surf Trevally
Description: Brilliant silver above, greenish below;  has 4 to 7 dark blotches along the lateral line.
Found: From mid Northern NSW to Central Queensland
Grows to 600 mm
Eating Reasonable eating if filleted and skinned on capture
Bait Yabbies, prawns and pipies.
DOLPHIN FISH (Coryphaene hippurus)
 
Other names:  
Description: When boated it makes a spectacular display of colour - brilliant blue, purple with bright blue and green and golden reflections. On death, the colours fade.
Found: In open water all along the Queensland Coast:
Grows to 1.8 m or 28 kg
Eating Excellent eating
Bait Trolled bait or lures are best. When you locate a school, you can keep them biting by keeping a live fish in the water.
EMPEROR RED (Lutjinus sebae)
 
Other names: Government bream, King Snapper, Red Kelp
Description: A salmon pink body with three vivid transverse bands in the form of a government broad arrow – these become less distinct with age.
Found: Mainly in North Queensland, but small numbers are caught down as far as Moreton Bay
Grows to 25.00 kg
Eating Much sought after, excellent eating
Bait Will take almost any type of reef bait, but the larger fish prefer live bait of any type.
EMPEROR SPOT CHEEK (Lethrinus rubrioperculatus)    
 
Other names: Scarlet cheek emperor
Description: Has a bright circular scarlet spot high on the trailing edge of the gill cover. The body is olive green carrying glints of bronze and gold all over.
Found: Great Barrier Reef down to Cape Moreton
Grows to 330 mm
Eating First rate table fish
Bait Will pinch any type of reef bait.
EMPEROR YELLOW SPOTTED (lethrinus kallopterus)
 
Other names: Bleeker
Description: An olive green fish, with white centres in the scales forming  longitudinal streaks on the sides. Yellowish spots on the fins.
Found: Mainly North Queensland
Grows to 380 cm
Eating Highly prized reef fish
Bait Will take most reef baits - cut flesh, pilchards, squid, prawns

FINGERMARK (Lutjanus johnii)
 
Other names: Spotted scaled sea perch, Big scaled red, Red bream
Description: Olive green to salmon in colour, speckled appearance, with a large black blotch towards the tail.
Found: Northern inshore waters
Grows to 900 mm
Bait Likes any type of cut flesh bait

BAR TAILED FLATHEAD (Platycephalus indicus)

 
Other names: Flatie
Description: Sandy brown above, whitish below with 8 irregular blotches on the back , three horizontal bars on the tail
Found: Entire Queensland coastline
Grows to 1.00 m
Eating Quite good eating
Bait Cut flesh baits, pilchards; will rise to lures and soft plastics.

DUSKY FLATHEAD (Platycephalus fuscus)

 
Other names: Mud flathead, lizard 
Description: The largest of the flatheads, it is dark greenish brown above, with a white underbelly. This fish appears to change colour depending on where it inhabits - dark brown in mud, light brown on sand.
Found: Along most of the Queensland coast, but most fish occur in and around southern Queensland inshore waters.
Grows to 14.5 kg
Eating Excellent table fish, but bigger fish must be cooked slowly for best results.
Bait Cut baits, pilchards, live bait, lures;  nowadays, a large number of these fish are caught on soft plastics.
FRINGE EYED FLATHEAD (Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus)

 
Other names: Rock flathead
Description: Dark brown, with a series of dark cross bars running along the sides. Has fleshy fringes above the eyes. Rarely seen over 225 mm in length.
Found: Central to south Queensland inshore waters
Grows to 380 mm
Eating Quite good eating
Bait Cut baits, white pilchards, lures or soft plastics
MARBLED FLATHEAD (Platycephalus marmoratus)

 
Other names: xx
Description: Blotched pale brown, marbled and flecked with cream; has  6 to 8 broad cross bands over the body.
Found: South Queensland into New South Wales in 35 to 70 m of water
Grows to 560 mm
Eating Acceptable eating
Bait Pilchards and cut flesh baits
NORTHERN ROCK FLATHEAD (Cymbacephalus paralis)

 
Other names: xx
Description: Very similar in color and markings to the fringe eyed flathead, but does not have the fringes on the eyes 
Found: North Queensland, taken mainly by trawlers
Grows to 480 mm
Eating unknown
Bait Cut flesh and pilchards
LARGE TOOTHED FLOUNDER (Pseudorhombus arsius)

 
Other names: Sole
Description: Brownish, with indistinct dark blotches and rings
Found: All along the eastern coastline in shallow estuaries to 30 m of water
Grows to 330 mm
Eating Prized table fish
Bait Prawns and cut flesh bait
SMOOTH FLUTEMOUTH (Fistularia commersonii)

 
Other names: xx
Description: Brownish grey in color and usually associated with eel grass
Found: All Queensland estuaries
Grows to 1.10 m
Eating Not worth the effort of cleaning
Bait Rarely taken by line and more often caught by accident.
MASKED FOXFISH (Bodianus flavifrons) 

 
Other names: xx
Description: Pink above, white below, with two yellow bands across the forehead and eyes; has a red blotch at the base of the pectoral fin.
Found: Found in the deep water from 100 to 300 m in southern Australia. Some stray into southern Queensland.
Grows to 420 mm
Eating A reasonable eating fish
Bait Cut flesh bait is best.
FUSILIER RED-BELLIED (Caesio cueing)
 
Other names: Yellowtail
Description: Bright pinkish red sides with a brilliant yellow tail
Found: North Queensland Reefs
Grows to 450 mm
Eating Quite good eating
Bait Prawns, cut flesh bait
RIVER GARFISH (Hyporhamphus ardelio)
 
Other names: Needle Gar, Splinter Gar
Description: Long beaked, greenish above, fins yellow with a black spot at the base of the pectoral fin.
Found: Common in South Queensland rivers and estuaries.
Grows to 360 mm
Eating Reasonably good eating
Bait Bread, dough, peeled prawns, gents
LARGE SCALED GRINNER (Saurida undosquamis)
 
Other names: xx
Description: Brown on body, creamy silver below, large mouth with sharp fine teeth
Found: All Queensland waters, into New South Wales
Grows to 560 mm
Eating Not recommended - full of fine bones that are difficult to remove.
Bait Will take anything;  always bite when they are not wanted.
GEMFISH (Rexea solandri)
 
Other names: King barracouta, hake, silver kingfish
Description: Bright blue above, silver below, with prominent black blotches located on the leading part of the dorsal fin. Has a scaleless body and efficient bladelike teeth.
Found: In the deep waters of southern Australia, but odd specimens have been taken off Cape Moreton. Caught in water up to 400 m deep.
Grows to  
Eating Good eating fish with a relatively bland flesh
Bait Cut flesh baits
BLACK SPOT GOATFISH (Parupeneus signatus)
 
Other names: xx
Description: Orange in colour on the body with a large black spot near the tail, two longitudinal lines above the lateral line and two purple lines below
Found: Mainly in Southern Queensland, but has been known to stray.
Grows to 450 mm or 1.30 kg
Eating Reasonably good eating
Bait Cut baits and squid
GOLD SADDLED GOATFISH (Parupeneus cyclostomus)
 
Other names: xx
Description: Bright pink fish with purple reflections and a bright conspicuous saddle on the tail. . Like all goatfish, has a pair of long white fleshy whiskers attached to the bottom jaw.
Found: This is a tropical specie,s mainly caught in Torres Strait
Grows to 380 mm
Eating Very good eating
Bait Will take any type of bait
INDIAN GOATFISH (Parupeneus indicus)
 
Other names: xx
Description: Has a large elongated yellow spot in the middle of the back on the lateral line with a large black spot on the tail.
Found: Silty sandy areas with eel grass, in southern Queensland
Grows to 350 mm
Eating Reasonably good eating