CORAL TROUT, PASSIONFRUIT

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CORAL TROUT, PASSIONFRUIT

Scientific Name: 
Plectropomus areolatus
Fish Group: 
Coral Trout
Salt/Fresh: 
Salt
Also Known As: 
Passionfruit Coral Trout; Coral Trout; Trout; Apricot Trout; Passionfruit Trout; Polkadot Cod; Squaretail Coral Trout; Square-tail Coral Trout; Squaretail Coralgrouper; Squaretail Coraltrout; Squaretail Grouper; Squaretail Leopardgrouper
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Description: 

Coral Trout is one of the most delicious tasting and beautiful reef fish of Australia

How To Identify: 

A whitish to pale grey coral trout covered in numerous small, dark-edged bright blue spots, often with 4-5 dark blotches forming saddles along the back, a narrow white margin on the rear of the caudal fin, and often a broader dark or pale submarginal band. For more info on see Fishes of Australia.

Other Coral Trout include:

Common Coral Trout;

Barcheek Coral Trout;

Bluespotted Coral Trout (Footballer) and 

Highfin Coral Trout.

How To Catch: 

Mostly caught bait fishing and will take most fish baits, however one of the best baits in another small fillet of coral trout - but once you have caught one a real dilemma to cut up and use for bait! They love live baits as well. In recent years has been targeted with lures and they readily take nearly all types including soft plastics (they love 'em!), diving minnows, feather jigs and the most exciting of all - surface poppers, they strike hard and try and take you straight back to the coral bommie or cave they came from. They are a tough customer and awesome fun.

Where Found: 

Inshore Reefs and drop offs right to the edge of the Continental shelf, around the northern part of Australia

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