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Smooth Golden Pufferfish

Description:

Square in the face, golden/yellow color, 60cm in lenght probably about 6 KG overall.

Habitat:

Caught in the broad water in the Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

Notes:

Someone suggested it being a large eastern blow fish.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Smooth Golden Pufferfish
Lagocephalus inermis Smooth Golden Pufferfish, Lagocephalus inermis - Australian Museum


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7 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

On computer browser?... if you go into 'Edit this spotting' near top right you can just click and drag the pin across the map... then save at the bottom of screen.

JpVanJaarsveld
JpVanJaarsveld 10 years ago

Ill see if i can find out how to move it. Thanks for the comments guys, i really appreciate it.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Welcome to ProjectNoah, JpVanJaarsveld ! Nice first spotting and thanks for the information. Hope you enjoy being part of this community. We look forward to seeing more from sunny (or Hot) Queensland !!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Looks like you were right about the 'blowfish'.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Wow 6kg is a big fish. No wonder it wasn't at Warwick. I've moved your comments into the relevant fields above for you. Maybe you could move the pin location to nearby in the BroadWater area. This fish looks familiar... eye location and mouth shape look ok for 'blowfish' but 6kg might be a bit big...? I don't suppose you tasted it? I'm sure the name will come to me... (I hope).

JpVanJaarsveld
JpVanJaarsveld 10 years ago

Square in the face, golden/yellow color, 60cm in lenght probably about 6 KG overall.

Caught in the broad water in the Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

Someone suggested it being a large eastern blow fish.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Description? Size? River? Creek? Billabong? Farmer's dam?

JpVanJaarsveld
Spotted by
JpVanJaarsveld

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Mar 1, 2014
Submitted on Mar 1, 2014

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