Fish ID

Sun May 23, 2010 8:59 pm

Come across plenty of these whilst hoaking for peelers under sea weed and rocks, any of you fish experts able to id it. Was thinking juvenile conger. No obvious tail. the fin just wraps around the rear end of it's body!
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.

Re: Fish ID

Sun May 23, 2010 9:14 pm

Looks like a gunnel to me mate aka butter fish.

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/gunnel.htm

Re: Fish ID

Sun May 23, 2010 10:09 pm

yes butterfish defo

Re: Fish ID

Mon May 24, 2010 12:31 am

Yeah Butterfish, usually loads in rockpools.

Re: Fish ID

Mon May 24, 2010 5:05 pm

Excellent, thanks folks!

Are they spreadable? :D

Re: Fish ID

Mon May 24, 2010 5:31 pm

Only if they're off the dairy gold variety! Nice on toast though!

Re: Fish ID

Tue May 25, 2010 10:52 am

Caught one last night in Wicklow Harbour! The lads were very impressed when I knew the species name! ha!