What’s this fresh water fish?

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Originally Posted by Makros

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.

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giant bully nz

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 ??

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Originally Posted by Padox

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 reserve

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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.

its not big enough for a feed.lol

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Originally Posted by MB

One day when I have enough time on hands...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFNTQed6VuA

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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.

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.