A beautiful recreationally caught coral cod , Cephalopholis miniatus, from Wisteria Reef near Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland,  Australia in December 1987.
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This snapper which is called a 'stripey' (Lutjanus carponotatus) in Australia was caught at night on a rod and line by Heron Island marine station researchers.  Heron Island, which is a coral key, is about 50 miles to the east of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia and is at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.  The fish was photographed on the beach and then returned to the sea.
File No. 32 1287
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A beautiful recreationally caught coral cod , Cephalopholis miniatus, from Wisteria Reef near Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia in December 1987.
©RLLord
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A beautiful recreationally caught coral cod , Cephalopholis miniatus, from Wisteria Reef near Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland,  Australia in December 1987.
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
A beautiful recreationally caught coral cod , Cephalopholis miniatus, from Wisteria Reef near Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia in December 1987.
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
See photo in original gallery.