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tallowood Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4230	what is this? Dec 11^th, 2010 at 9:19pm I have caught this thing while prawning in Wallis Lake last new moon. Its scales are more like prawn shell then like fish scales and tail is like that of a prawn too. It is 6cm long.
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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47366 At my desk.	Re: what is this? Reply #1 - Dec 11^th, 2010 at 9:36pm You should take some more photos of it. Does it have gill openings?
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tallowood Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4230	Re: what is this? Reply #2 - Dec 11^th, 2010 at 9:43pm I released it after taking this photo. I asked the same question on fishing forum and they suggested that it is some sort of pipefish or pipehorse related to sea seahorses, I looked in Australian museum site where they have pictures of those but could not find it there.
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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47366 At my desk.	Re: what is this? Reply #3 - Dec 11^th, 2010 at 10:10pm What's with the white background?
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tallowood Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4230	Re: what is this? Reply #4 - Dec 11^th, 2010 at 10:34pm freediver wrote on Dec 11^th, 2010 at 10:10pm: What's with the white background? It is the lead of the bucket where I put captured prawns.
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gizmo_2655 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16010 South West NSW Gender:	Re: what is this? Reply #5 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 6:45am Could be one of these?? http://www.ozanimals.com/Fish/Robust-Ghost-Pipefish/Solenostomus/cyanopterus.htm...
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Reply #6 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 10:11am

gizmo_2655 wrote on Dec 12^th, 2010 at 6:45am:

Could be one of these??

http://www.ozanimals.com/Fish/Robust-Ghost-Pipefish/Solenostomus/cyanopterus.htm...

It looks similar considering that it is an adult fish and the one I caught may be a juvenile.

Here are links to Australian Museum for pipefishes and pipehorses

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Seahorses-and-pipefishes/

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Seadragons-and-Pipehorses/

I'm beginning to think that it may be Widebody Pipefish the only big no is lack of side fins.

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gizmo_2655 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16010 South West NSW Gender:	Re: what is this? Reply #7 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 4:14pm Could be... But it looks more like the first picture of the robust ghost pipefish, except for the tail.. But yours looks like it might be missing the tail....
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Reply #8 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 5:08pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on Dec 12^th, 2010 at 4:14pm:

Could be...
But it looks more like the first picture of the robust ghost pipefish, except for the tail..

But yours looks like it might be missing the tail....

The tail was there but it was small, more like a prawn tail.
I took the picture while the bucket was floating in the dark and I had to hang on the scoop net as well so unfortunately quality is not good.

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Reply #9 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 5:14pm

tallowood wrote on Dec 12^th, 2010 at 5:08pm:

gizmo_2655 wrote on Dec 12^th, 2010 at 4:14pm:

Could be...
But it looks more like the first picture of the robust ghost pipefish, except for the tail..

But yours looks like it might be missing the tail....

The tail was there but it was small, more like a prawn tail.
I took the picture while the bucket was floating in the dark and I had to hang on the scoop net as well so unfortunately quality is not good.

I'm not sure, the fins look like the robust ghost though...
But there are 220 or something species, did you keep it or release it?

Might be worth sending the photo or specimen to an expert, if you really need to know..

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tallowood Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4230	Re: what is this? Reply #10 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 5:20pm I released it straight after photo session.
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gizmo_2655 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16010 South West NSW Gender:	Re: what is this? Reply #11 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 5:24pm tallowood wrote on Dec 12^th, 2010 at 5:20pm: I released it straight after photo session. Maybe a photo then....it still looks like a robust ghost to me, maybe regrowing a tail?? Of course I'm not a specialist in aquatic life forms..
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Reply #12 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 6:05pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on Dec 12^th, 2010 at 5:24pm:

tallowood wrote on Dec 12^th, 2010 at 5:20pm:

I released it straight after photo session.

Maybe a photo then....it still looks like a robust ghost to me, maybe regrowing a tail??
Of course I'm not a specialist in aquatic life forms..

Yes, I was thinking to sent the photo to the Australian Museum.

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Hayden James New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12 California Gender:	Re: what is this? Reply #13 - May 2^nd, 2011 at 7:50pm I love prawns.Yum!
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funsary New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11	Re: what is this? Reply #14 - Jun 3^rd, 2011 at 5:16pm woo,I'm new glad to join.ergo babycarrier sale
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