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A vintage glazed ceramic fish souvenir dish or catchall, featuring a green and red (maroon) drip-style glaze with handwritten text reading "The one that didn't get away - at STANLEY".
 
Design: Styled as a whimsical mid-century ceramic marine creature with a bright green body and red tail/fins.
 
Souvenir Origin: Hand-lettered reference to Stanley, a historic coastal town in Tasmania, Australia, famous for its fishing and maritime heritage (The Nut).
Era/Style: Mid-20th-century (likely 1950s–1970s) novelty/souvenir pottery, often produced in Japan or locally for Australian tourist stops. Based on the base. it looks like a local potter made it. 
 
Function: Small trinket dish, ashtray, or catchall coin/key tray.
 
It measures 12.6cm x 3.8cm, with a height of 7.5cm.
 
The bright spots are flash reflections off the glossy surface.
 
It only has one black eye.
 
It does not have any chips.