Coral Trout
Description Available wild-caught, several similar species of this bottom-dwelling marine fish are sold under the marketing name Coral Trout;…
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Do they live in deep or shallow waters? Are they famous or underutilized? Are they expensive or cheap? Annoyingly, the answers to all of these questions is yes when it comes to the Rockcod family!
At the cheap end of the spectrum, we have the Wirrah, formerly known as ’old boot’, in an attempt to warn people of its inedibility. But we can safely say that an Australian fisherman a hundred years ago most likely did not have an educated palate; Wirrah are tasty!
At the valuable end of the same family lies premium species such as Coral Trout and Longfin Perch, two of Australia’s most beautiful fish.
Bar Rockcod
Description Two species of wild-caught, bottom-dwelling marine fish are sold under the name Bar Rockcod. They are identifiable by…
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Goldspotted Rockcod
Description Available wild-caught, this bottom-dwelling marine and estuarine fish has distinctive orange-reddish brown spots all over its body. Found…
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Eastern Wirrah
Description Available wild-caught, it is a bottom-dwelling marine and estuarine fish found mainly near rocky reefs to depths of…
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Longfin Perch
Description Available wild-caught, this marine fish has distinctive pinkish-red colouring, orangeish-yellow in mature males which also have a prominent…
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Yellowspotted Rockcod
Description Available wild-caught, this bottom-dwelling marine fish has distinctive large yellowish-brown spots all over its pale body. Found in…
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