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Garfish live in coastal waters, in sheltered bays and are occasionally found in estuaries.

Their diet consists of seagrasses and algae as well as small crustaceans. Found in saltwater but they sometimes venture into brackish and freshwater.

Garfish flesh is fine grained and white and soft texture, with a delicate taste when cooked, but it is also suitable for sashimi. They have many fine bones, that can be eaten. Garfish have a low to medium fat content and flavour is sweet to mild. They are usually sold whole or as fillets with skin on. When sold whole it is important to remove the gut as tainting from seagrass can occur.

Garfish are a popular target for recreational anglers. Garfish also make good bait, especially for Jewfish (Mulloway) when used live. They are often attracted to a light when fishing for them at night. They are generally surface feeders, swimming in schools and can be caught with a floating bait.

Garfish are an important commercial fishery for South Australia, Victoria and, to a lesser degree, Tasmania. The are fished using haul nets, ring nets, dab nets and small mesh purse seines.

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