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is a large, slender fish which can grow to 2 m (6 ft 7 in). It has a copper-colored head and is silvery with a bronze-green dorsal surface and paler belly. It has a row of distinctive white spots running along the lateral line. The caudal fin is angular in juveniles but becomes more
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221:Dusky Kob, dusky salmon, salmon, Kob and kabeljou'
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712:"Diet and trophic characteristics of mulloway (
710:Giates, George C; Ye, Qifeng (September 2015).
758:"Sea Fishing Trips & Tips – All About Kob"
665:Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
686:"How to catch Sydney Harbour daytime Jewfish"
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599:"What's in a Name? (Bray & Gomon, 2019)"
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585:"Mulloway"
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