[murd]

Caught this pretty thing in a stinker off Narrabeen a few days ago. Both of us in the boat had never seen this type of fish before.

Any guesses what it is?

 

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[DAC]

Yep; eastern blue devil, I reckon.
http://www.daveharasti.com/articles/spe ... ilfish.htm

Red.

Female blue devil?

Random guess, not claiming any actual knowledge here!

From diving experiences seeing the occasional one tucked in a cave or hangover it is, indeed the devil fish. Hopefully she got back down safely, threatened species and all.
A rare catch(release) indeed!
David