Found in our fresh water river on farm in napier.
There’s a few of them. These are the best photos I could get of it. Attachment 234519Attachment 234519
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Found in our fresh water river on farm in napier.
There’s a few of them. These are the best photos I could get of it. Attachment 234519Attachment 234519
https://niwa.co.nz/freshwater/nzffd/...uides-and-keys - a few visual guides on here that might help.
Thought it might be a Kokopu, but I don't think they have a dorsal fin.
NZ giant bullyQuote:
Originally Posted by Chelsea
That’s a fantastic resource really interesting! CheersQuote:
Originally Posted by yeah_na_missed
My pick is Flat head Galaxais
Short jaw kokopu
It's ether a common bully or giant bully. I'd have to count the dorsal fin spines to tell these two apart at this size, if they're much bigger (150mm+) it'd certainly be a giant but you can have both at the same location. If you're more than a few km away from the ocean I'd confirm common bully. You never find giants more than a few km from the ocean.
Definitely not a Galaxid nor a mudfish.
3 meter flatty
trout bait....ooops did I actually type that???
you are right big brown would love that buggerQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Possibly a Crans Bully, going by colours on top of dorsal.
Ask on Native new Zealand fish keepers on FB.
Think ur spot on there don't tell doc otherwise they will be trying to fence it off and turn it into a fire risk oops I mean reserveQuote:
Originally Posted by stingray
Bullys are common really now if it was a giant Kokupu then a very different matter those buggers very rareQuote:
Originally Posted by Padox
Thanks guys. We are an hour from the beach if that makes a difference, not too far from the kawekas.
giant bully nzQuote:
Originally Posted by Makros
One day when I have enough time on hands...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFNTQed6VuA
The fish in the net looks different to the fish in the hand. The gold & red fin marks are confusing, a bully of some sort - Upland or Crans or something else ??
No I was wrong , looking at the adult bully photos the split / two dorsal fins are a give away. Well until someone else points out other details.Quote:
Originally Posted by Padox
its not big enough for a feed.lol
We just had a week in Tokyo and were watching fellas doing exactly this type of fishing in a canal right beside the Skytree [sky tower]. They kept the bully type fish in a keep net and I asked a fella "are they good eating ?" He said whole dipped in tempura batter , very good. You would need a few for a feed however.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
You could tell that the fisherman were into it.
Definitely a bully species, need to see the dorsal fins sticking up to work out which variety.
