Help !!! Anyone seen these fish before ???

xx_9225 · April 17, 2011, 1:00pm

Dear fellow forumers,

Have anyone seen or knew what fish is this ??? I’m totally blank.. never seen this fish before.. would appreciate those who can help me identify the species of this fish… thanks in advance

xx_4179 · April 17, 2011, 1:19pm

My guess is “Blackspot Tuskfish” based on dental records? Haha…
Hard to tell by just those two pics you posted, especially since I’ve not caught this species before…

xx_9225 · April 17, 2011, 1:57pm

Dear minnow..

Thanks for the comment.. I double check photos on “Blackspot Tuskfish”.. it almost looks similar or alike.. I probably would guess that it is.. but there’s something still puzzling on my head.. most of the photos I saw online about “blackspot tuskfish” I notice that they don’t have a lower teeth like this fish of mine.. LOL.. perhaps they do.. haihz.. still scratching my head here.. probably need to seek more opinion.. Hahaha.. Thanks a lot by the way.. really appreciated it a lot

Cheers

xx_8423 · April 17, 2011, 9:08pm

Parrot fish. I can recognise the teeth and the color. You got the fish in Penyabong, Johor?

Sample (that’s not me in the photo)
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/Ultimateangler/parrot1.jpg

ApekCina · April 17, 2011, 10:30pm

IMHO it is the Parrot Fish. I landed one few years back at PD.

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xx_9225 · April 18, 2011, 2:24am

Shakespeare & Apek Cina…

Parrot fish don’t have teeth like that lar.. Parrot fish has smaller mouth compare to this fish.. and judging from the teeth and similarity.. I think minnow is pretty right.. it looks more of a “blackspot tuskfish” … the sad part is that I’ve just got to know this species (thanks to minnow) if not it will be so much easier to identify it as I just need to see if there’s a black spot on the base of the dorsal fin.. hmm.. if it has that then it’s pretty much confirmed that it is a “blackspot tuskfish” then.. here’s a sample of photo I’ve got from my all day long searching..

Shakespeare : the sample photo you gave written “tuskfish”.. so I guess it is confirmed already..

http://sportfishin.asia/category/know-your-fish/•-black-spot-tuskfish/

Photos provided are just samples and not myself nor anyone who I’ve known :

So I guess the mysterious looking fish has been confirmed as “Blackspot Tuskfish” which is also a kind (species) of parrot fish and also known as Tsing Yi [Cantonese]

Thanks to everyone who contributed their time and knowledge here.. very much appreciated

ApekCina · April 18, 2011, 8:52am

Melzhang Bro, You already done your homework, you are right. Thanks for sharing.

Here is another link

http://www.handlinefishing.com/whatsthisfish/wrasses/blackspottuskfish.htm

Enjoy the fishing process…including fish borrowed for photoshot & wooing mermaids & snow whites
~~Apek Cina’s Main objective / Vission / Mission : Non stop landing of Plabuk at any location / pond ~~ Accomplish, Jimmy can superimpose as photos above.
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xx_8423 · April 18, 2011, 9:56am

Thanks for the info.

ApekCina · April 18, 2011, 5:14pm

quote:
Originally posted by Apek Cina
IMHO it is the Parrot Fish. I landed one few years back at PD.

Enjoy the fishing process…including fish borrowed for photoshot & wooing mermaids & snow whites
~~Apek Cina’s Main objective / Vission / Mission : Non stop landing of Plabuk at any location / pond ~~ Accomplish, Jimmy can superimpose as photos above.
Looks ugly is not an offence, Failure is a step nearer to success, Obstacles are part of the challenge.

I landed the Blackspot Tusk fish instead… hahahahahaha. what a silly mistake. forgive my bad eyesight.

Enjoy the fishing process…including fish borrowed for photoshot & wooing mermaids & snow whites
~~Apek Cina’s Main objective / Vission / Mission : Non stop landing of Plabuk at any location / pond ~~ Accomplish, Jimmy can superimpose as photos above.
Looks ugly is not an offence, Failure is a step nearer to success, Obstacles are part of the challenge.

xx_37 · April 20, 2011, 6:12pm

In the common malay language, this is a bayan. Damn good eating fish. Can get to about 5kg.

common in the coral areas near Pekan and Merchong. best bait is crabs.

xx_9043 · April 20, 2011, 11:15pm

parrot fish no doubt.. makan before.. best steamed with scales on.. =)

Jackpot · April 21, 2011, 12:27am

In accounting industry…high taxable fish if you eat it…correct ah Ek??

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ApekCina · April 21, 2011, 9:28am

OMG,at that time when I landed the blackspot tusk fish I dint know it was edible & taste good too.

Enjoy the fishing process…including fish borrowed for photoshot & wooing mermaids & snow whites
~~Apek Cina’s Main objective / Vission / Mission : Non stop landing of Plabuk at any location / pond ~~ Accomplish, Jimmy can superimpose as photos above.
Looks ugly is not an offence, Failure is a step nearer to success, Obstacles are part of the challenge.

Lik · April 21, 2011, 9:40am

in malay we call it BAYAN or KETARAP. strong fighter.

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xx_6524 · April 21, 2011, 9:45am

orang cina panggil ankoli, sedap dibuat sup dan kukus

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ApekCina · April 21, 2011, 11:34pm

Wow wow wow… but actually the PD blackspot tusk fish lack of stamina.

Angkoli? I never heard that phrase before in Perak, Selangor & KL

Funny that I never see blackspot tusk fish at wet markets & hypemarkets.

Enjoy the fishing process…including fish borrowed for photoshot & wooing mermaids & snow whites
~~Apek Cina’s Main objective / Vission / Mission : Non stop landing of Plabuk at any location / pond ~~ Accomplish, Jimmy can superimpose as photos above.
Looks ugly is not an offence, Failure is a step nearer to success, Obstacles are part of the challenge.

xx_1443 · April 25, 2011, 12:12pm

I caught this fish about 20 years ago in NZ. was surf-casting off a 50-foot cliff. Damn scary man! Small one, about slightly longer than my hand. It was hooked for so long that it had swallowed the hook, leaving the line n sinker outside. the surf was so strong that I didn’t feel the bite. You can find this fish some times at Central Supermarket’s fresh food zone at the lobby of the building (location is behind Parkson’s , along Jalan Mega Mendung, OUG. Two-storey green colored building right behind an elevated pedestrian crossing cum bus-stop cum taxi stand.)

xx_8807 · May 3, 2011, 11:06am

A friend brought me to try famous Muar Asam fish head… they used this fish, really good tasting fish!
I’ve always known this fish as Angkoli , dont know about the other names.

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ApekCina · May 3, 2011, 2:46pm

Last week went to Banting morning market and the Hokkien speaking fish trader yell out “ANGKOLI” but it was not the same fish.

Kelvin & Slips, Thanks for the info.. Now I am salivating for the dish

Enjoy the fishing process…including fish borrowed for photoshot & wooing mermaids & snow whites
~~Apek Cina’s Main objective / Vission / Mission : Non stop landing of Plabuk at any location / pond ~~ Accomplish, Jimmy can superimpose as photos above.
Looks ugly is not an offence, Failure is a step nearer to success, Obstacles are part of the challenge.

xx_2073 · May 24, 2011, 1:17pm

The blackspot tuskfish and the baldchin groper look alike. Just different coloration.

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