Moses Perch Vs Fingermark. Bribie Island the Seaside Museum drain and flats 19 July 2013 Landangler's Blog Lutjanus russellii has a moderately deep body to slender, its standard length being 2.6-2.8 times its depth Their legal size is 35 cm and a maximum of 10 can be taken.
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According to the booklet put out by the DPI, the moses perch is lutjanus russelli and the fingermark ( large-scale sea perch) is lutjanus johnii The booklet states that the fingermark is not a coral reef fish They are generally bronze to red in colour and have more of a blotchy mark as opposed to the more distinct, smaller and usually more oval mark of the moses perch
Lutjanus russellii
Classic example is americans refering to Lutjanids (moses perch, fingermark, mangrove jack, red emperor et al) as snappers And in Hervey Bay they used to call grassies coral bream Lutjanus russellii has a moderately deep body to slender, its standard length being 2.6-2.8 times its depth Elsewhere they are called Fingermark Bream or Moses Perch
Lutjanus russellii Fingermark Bream, Moses Perch, Moses Seaperch, Moses Snapper, Moses' Snapper. Their legal size is 35 cm and a maximum of 10 can be taken. They have prominent canine teeth and can grow to about 100 cm.
small fry Fishing Fishing WA. Fishing Photos & Videos. Hi Luke, The Moses perch and Fingermark both belong to the perch family , Moses range from tweed to W.A Moses perch usually has a silvery body with yellowish horizontal lines.