pollock or coalie?

Some help needed to i.d. a fish caught last night :oops: , pollock or coalie???

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Coalie :wink:

coal fish, for sure :!:

And yes. It is Pollachius virens - coalfish.

coalfish...

the best way to distinguish the difference between the two species are:

1: the lateral line on a coalfish is straighter whereas in the pollock it starts high up the back and then curves down and straightens out again.

2:the lower jaw on the pollock protrudes out past the upper jaw, with coalfish they both are the same legth

3:colouration, a coalfish is usually duller with greys blues and blacks whereas pollock can have golds greens and browns

pollock below

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Couldn't have said it better than that Steve. Its Def a Coalie.

its a nice coalie eyes

Thanks for the replies guys, was my gut feeling at first it was a coalie, just wanted confirmation for my report :lol: ,,,, thanks again.

lovely coalie dave 8) is that another new species :wink:

lovely coalie dave 8) is that another new species :wink:

No legend, got plenty of them off Wicklow Harbour earlier in the year, also off Bray Harbour. Got a thornie with him though,,,,to add to the list :wink: :lol: