Does anyone know what a South Atlantic Flathead is?
Just saw an advertisement on tv for frozen fish, “Birdseye south Atlantic flathead” but I hadn’t heard of one before.
I searched the internet and couldn’t find any information about this fish. Very unusual.
Just want to know if anyone else has heard of them or knows anything about them?
South Atlantic Flathead
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Re: South Atlantic Flathead
I read something about the actual species a while back, but can't track down the info now.
It is no relation to flatties as we know them, and tastes nothing like it. Some deep-sea trawled species, I recall.
Just like a lot of the "whiting" you get in fish and chip shops these days. Comes from Europe and is nothing like our KG or sand whiting.
Mike.
It is no relation to flatties as we know them, and tastes nothing like it. Some deep-sea trawled species, I recall.
Just like a lot of the "whiting" you get in fish and chip shops these days. Comes from Europe and is nothing like our KG or sand whiting.
Mike.
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Re: South Atlantic Flathead
Thanks mike I’ll search further.
I thaught it might’ve been one of those cases where it happens to share the same name as our now fairly costly flathead but is a complete different species.
The other 3 species they are advertising have a picture of the species when the item is viewed on the website
http://birdseye.com.au/our-range/frozen ... g-and-more
However the is still no picture of this flathead species
I see many families being fooled into buying a sub-par fish
I thaught it might’ve been one of those cases where it happens to share the same name as our now fairly costly flathead but is a complete different species.
The other 3 species they are advertising have a picture of the species when the item is viewed on the website
http://birdseye.com.au/our-range/frozen ... g-and-more
However the is still no picture of this flathead species
I see many families being fooled into buying a sub-par fish
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Re: South Atlantic Flathead
I can handle fish from Europe but not from Asia!
I’ve seen “Flathead” fillets frozen in Coles and I reckon it’s been cut to look the same shape.
I’ve seen “Flathead” fillets frozen in Coles and I reckon it’s been cut to look the same shape.
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Re: South Atlantic Flathead
It is also called South American flathead. The only species I could find of South American flathead is a catfish species
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Re: South Atlantic Flathead
I have seen gurnett trimmed and sold as flathead fillets.
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Re: South Atlantic Flathead
If I hadn’t started fishing I would have no idea if I was getting Australian flathead or a foreign species. Still can’t find this species
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Re: South Atlantic Flathead
Hey Tim if you use Fakebook check this out
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Re: South Atlantic Flathead
It could be Patagonian toothfish or something
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I don’t have Facebook, though I probably should make one so I can view pages like thisYako wrote:Hey Tim if you use Fakebook check this out
https://www.facebook.com/southeasttrawl ... 7837789088