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An extraordinary, almost disc-shaped olive-gold fish with a huge protrusible mouth and a famous round black "thumbprint" spot on each flank. A slow-moving ambush predator, it stalks small fish over Egyptian Mediterranean bottoms and shoots out its jaws to inhale prey whole.
Sand, mud and rocky bottoms from inshore reefs to the deeper shelf
Slow drifts over mixed ground with live or slowly worked baits
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rod with a high-speed reel, 30–60 lb + and assist hooks.
is hard to beat — try small fish.
Eating & safety
Mind the long sharp dorsal and gill spines when handling this thin, awkward fish.
Stung or poisoned? First-aid steps →Best conditions: Slow drifts over mixed ground with live or slowly worked baits
Legend says the dark spot is the fingerprint of Saint Peter, who supposedly lifted the fish to retrieve a coin from its mouth.