White steenbras in Durban harbour

[E.venter01]

Hi guys, we fished the christmas silt canal comp in durban bay on 4 Dec 2011 and landed this white steenbras. It was small but when people heard me say we landed a white steenbras they argued that it is not possible and that it probably was a mof grunter. I've never seen a mof grunter so I wouldn't now?

 

[kirk]

That looks like a steenie to me

 

[Miyagi]

White is not impossible, but far more likely to be a Sand Steenbras (Smith no 183.21), which is fairly common around Durban.

 

[Miyagi]

White is not impossible, but far more likely to be a Sand Steenbras (Smith no 183.21), which is fairly common around Durban.

 

[FRITZABU]

From what I can see on your photo .Its a white steenbras (pig nose as I know it)

The sand steenbra has same stripes but shorter mouth .

 

[FRITZABU]

sand steenbra

 

[aquadementia]

terrible photo but it does look like a little white steenbras

 

[Carlos Moran]

aquadementia wrote:

terrible photo but it does look like a little white steenbras

Agree with with Aqua.

 

[OFC]

Def a pig nose! we have pulled loads of them inbetween the grunts in the harbour!!! lovely little fish, they fight as hard as the little kingies we get in the harbour every now and again too, but they are half the size!!!

 

[StuckOnDaRocks]

Yip, definately a pignose grunter - white steenbras.