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WA Fish Species Caught on Murchison Boat Hire Boats
![Dhufish](images/dhuie-sp.png)
Dhufish (Glaucosoma Hebraicum)
Everyone wants to catch one. Grows to around 15kgs in Kalbarri waters. Caught over rock and reef. Schools up in shallow water to spawn in June/July when many are caught. More...
![Pink Snapper Paul](images/pink-snapper-paul.jpg)
Pink Snapper (Chrysophrys Auratus)
Much sought after bottom species. Grows to about 10kg in Kalbarri waters. More common in winter over reef structure when they move inshore. More...
![Red Emporer](images/red-emporer-grant.jpg)
Red Emperor (Lutjanus Sebae)
A tropical snapper with a reddish to pink body and red fins, found over soft corals in 45m or more. More...
![Coral Trout](images/coral-trout-paul.jpg)
Coral Trout (Plectropomus Leopardus)
An uncommon catch, a bonus when hooked, five star eating. More...
![Baldchin Groper](images/baldy-paul.jpg)
Baldchin Groper (Choerodon rubescens)
Hard fighting and top quality table fish. Grows to about 8kgs in Kalbarri waters. Found over coral outcrops. More...
![Balck Spot Tuskfish](images/black-spot-tuskfish.jpg)
Black-Spot Tuskfish (Choerodon Schoenleinii)
Same family as the Baldchin Groper but found in more tropical waters. More...
![Spangled Emperor](images/spangled-emperor.png)
Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)
Not very common in Kalbarri but great to catch. Same habits & locations as pink snapper. Min. size 410mm & 2 per licence holder. More...
![Redthroat Emporer](images/redthroat-emporer.jpg)
Redthroat Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus)
One of the common nor’west snappers, caught on most reef edges. Great eating, but don’t grow much bigger than this in Kalbarri. Minimum size 280mm Max 2 per licence holder. More...
![Sweetlip Emperor](images/sweetlip-emperor.jpg)
Sweetlip Emperor (Lethrinus sp.)
Another variation of minatus species is Sweetlip emperor. Another redthroat variety. More...
![Blue Spotted Emperor](images/blue-spotted-emperor.jpg)
Blue-Spotted (Grass) Emperor (Lethrinus Choeorhynchus)
One of the many nor’west snapper that are abundant in the North West of Western Australia. Easily caught on any bait and usually a by catch while fishing for larger species. More...
![Long Spined Snapper](images/long-spined-snapper.jpg)
Long-spined snapper (Argyrops spinifer)
Frypan Bream. Rarely caught but of interest. Has a very long red spine in the top dorsal fin. Best released. More...
![Threadfin Emperor](images/threadfin-emperor.jpg)
Threadfin emperor (Lethrinus genivittatus)
Very common over sand and weed bottoms near reef. Grows to about 250mm, so not a target species. More...
![Saddletail Snapper or Sea Perch](images/saddletail-snapper.jpg)
Saddletail Snapper or sea perch (Lutjanus malabaricus)
Uncommon catch in the Kalbarri area but becoming more common. Mainly caught north of Shark Bay. Category one species, good eating. 2 per licence holder. More...
![Painted Sweetlips or Sand Snapper](images/sand-snapper.jpg)
Painted sweetlips (Diagramma labiosum)
Or Sand Snapper. Fairly common catch, pull like hell. poor eating quality especially when they get into this size range, Min. size 300mm. More...
![Gold Spotted Sweet Lips or Mowong](images/morwong.png)
Gold spotted sweetlips (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus)
A common catch, not worth keeping due to poor eating quality. Min. size 300mm. Also known as Morwong More...
![Brownstripe Snapper or Seaperch](images/brown-stripe-snapper.jpg)
Brownstripe Snapper or Seaperch (Lutjanus vitta)
Another uncommon catch, this one took a bait set for snapper on good reef structure in 25m of water. More...
![Stripey Snapper or Seaperch](images/stripey-snapper.jpg)
Stripey Snapper or Seaperch (Lutanus carponotatus)
One of the many variations of seaperch that occasionally show up in the catch. More...
![Barred Soapfish](images/barred-soapfish.jpg)
Yellow Emperor or Barred Soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum)
Also known as a soap fish. First one ever to be caught in Kalbarri waters to my knowledge. usually found much further north. Can be bought as an aquarium fish! More...
![Estuary Cod](images/estuary-cod.jpg)
Estuary Cod (Epinephelus coioides)
Small ones are common but big ones are hard to get up from the bottom. Min. size limit 400mm. Maximum size 1000mm or 30kgs. 2 per licence holder More...
![Rankin Cod](images/rankin-cod.jpg)
Rankin cod (Epinephelus multinotatus)
Real name white-blotched rockcod, but better known as rankin cod. A great catch over good reef country, with some fish up to 9kgs. Very good eating & fortunatly getting more common in Kalbarri. Bag limit 2 per licence holder no size limit. More...