Rabbit fish

[EmicMalta]

Hello,

I wish to share my bad experiance. Pls when catching a Rabbit pish mind not ti hit the bones cos really pains. I got hiot in nov 07 and jut yesturday go it again. Pls take attention cos really paralise your hand or where ever it hits

[bigboy]

Emic that fish is a dusky dpinefoot not a rabbit fish hehe :p

[placebo]

some years ago i caught this same kind and someone told me that this kind fish was not present in mediterranean.

Bigboy Is this coming from oceans or normally breeds around?

[ramio]

It looks like a harmless fish, I always thought, that deep fish were poisonous like scorfna, tragna, scalm!!

[ramio]

I think you are both talking about the same fish, Emic, Bigboy

Siganus luridus
Family:    Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
FishBase name:  Dusky spinefoot 
Order:   Perciformes  (perch-likes)

Interesting bit: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to islands in the western Indian Ocean. Immigrant to Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.


http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4613

I think I'll start printing these poisonous fish photos and keep aboard for reference. Especially now I'll be trying deep drop.............if the wind gives us a chance.
       

[shanook]

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[shanook]

thanks for the information EmicMalta. your comments are always something to look for.

[bigboy]

Ok then my appologies lol

[Granitu]

you don't need to do asterisks on that word, it is not bad one unless if you used the f word

[EmicMalta]

one can find it in shallow water as from 5mtr to 20mtr maximum. Last year I caught a lot and this year5 I think they came trying to spear on me. I had always waited for them with a 6.5mm spear, and now it was their turn.

(And tonight was my turn cos I made it at catoccio) 

[jon109]

It looks like a harmless fish, I always thought, that deep fish were poisonous like scorfna, tragna, scalm!!

scalm ma jamillek xejn sa fejn naf jien!!

din li semma Emic qatt smajt biha... imnalla qed narahha hawn! cheers guys

[Klaws]

Was it good al cartoccio Emic? I once caught one and i remember the meat was chewey and had an almost bitter taste. Bream and mullet in the same dish were fabolous!! I don't shoot them anymore even if this year I am seeing a lot of them..

[Arti2]

I mentioned this fish a similar fish in this topic http://maltafishingforum.com/talk/index.php?topic=609.0 One is called Qawsalla in maltese and the other is the Dusky spinefoot.
They both came from the Red sea.

[busumark]

i never caught one with hand line. does anyone ever caught one except with a spear gun

[EmicMalta]

yes it is reall nice to eat. Even I had read somewhere that its an expensive fish to buy. Dont think people pay more money for nothing.

Busmark
do you like to go to try a place for them  with the rod?