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My First Fish - What is It?

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Just my useless two Bath: I would not shot a fish without knowing what it is.
 
I hear you. And your two Bath are def not useless. But I am pretty sure I have seen this fish around wet markets in Thailand (I used to live here) and it "looked" edible when I spotted it. That might sound completely stupid and the argument may not be valid, but that was the feeling I had. It looked too much like a snapper not to be good eating and I thought it had to be one but then its mouth does not look like a snapper.
I was in the water for two hours that day and I did see a lot of fish, but did not shoot more than perhaps 6-8 times. Most of the times at mullets, but no luck on them. Saw one spotted grouper which I could have taken a shot at, but felt it was too small. Also, could easily have shot a nice-sized ray as it was covered half in sand and was intent on not moving. But I felt it was too big and majestic and in some way I did not yet deserve it.

Best,
David
 
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Fair enough then mate. The advice then it's just you might end up shoting something not edible at all
 
Do you know of inedible fish? I'm not aware of any in the UK. The blow fish comes to mind for tropical waters - but the Japanese eat them after v. careful preparation to remove the poisonous parts. The prickly looking & venomous French rascasse /scorpion fish is commonly used in Bouillabaisse.

I guess the other concern is not to target rare/endangered fish species (although it seem like all/most fish stocks are under severe pressure from massive commercial overfishing worldwide now ) or under size fish - sea species often have Minimum Landing Sizes these days. Or dangerous species.
 
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Mr. X,
Good point indeed. I guess one could eat pretty much any fish in the ocean except a few poisonous ones. I have even found recipes for wrasse and parrotfish, but I think most people stay away from them because somehow we feel it is not nice to shoot a fish with nice colors...? But back to your point, if we exchange edible for tasty, then I guess that makes more sense. It would be a shame to kill a fish that didn't taste well enough to finish the meal.

I also read a lot about spearos staying away from big cudas because of potential ciguatera poisoning. I had some cuda once in the Philippines and I have to say, it is great for eating.

Best,
D.
 
Sorry for momentarily reviving this thread... But it bugged me that I could not ID this fish. Now, with the help of another thread, I finally did. It is a Rudderfish. More specifically a Highfin Rudderfish or Kyphosus Cinerascens.
On a recent trip back to Thailand I saw plenty of them on the reefs, but since I have improved and could now get snappers and queenfish instead, I let these little ones go. But if I do come across them on an otherwise slow day and they are big enough, I might take a few as they were tasty.
 

Come to Australia. We have inedible fish. But then again, everything here wants you dead.
 
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"Drummers of the family Kyphosidae are common inhabitants of reefs & weedbeds in tropical & temperate seas. They feed mainly on plants & most are less than 50 cm total length. Although eaten in some localities the flesh is usually not very highly regarded. Some species of Kyphosus ore reported to produce a mild hallucinogenic effect when consumed." (Marine Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef & South East Asia. Gerry Allen. 1997. Published by Western Aust Museum.)

Adds a whole new slant to "smoking fish".

Cheers Sharkey
 
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