Thread: What’s this fresh water fish?

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.

giant bully nz

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

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 ??

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

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

Originally Posted by MB

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

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.