Tell us your weird/funny and local fish names.

[Aussiemike]

I will start with a "butchers prick" I caught one of these for the first time like 15 years ago on a charter off Newcastle,Australia. Name given because if a butcher had a bloody hand when he went to piss.....you get it.

https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/260

Lizard "flathead"

Also known as 'flatties' 'frogs' and 'lizards', flathead are bottom dwelling marine fish that can be found in a range of habitats in tropical and temperate waters around Australia.
These are bread and butter fish over here but I am amazed by the prices they are now getting $28au per kg.

I reckon on the big ones you could easily tan and the hide does look like a snake or croc.

This pic is about 30+ years ago like barramundi and a lot of fish the big ones are female. Now anything over 75cm gets thrown back as breeders in most states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flathead_(fish)

I play a playstation fishing game "crappy" is that a tilapia we have them here .

Tell us your local fish names and why they are called that

 

[daveinlax]

I play a playstation fishing game "crappy" is that a tilapia we have them here .

Crappie’s area pretty much unregulated pan fish here. They’re an easy worm wiggler catch. You can clean up a pail of Crappie and be eating delicious pan fish dinner pretty fast.