fish id

the first fish I think might be a tub gunard but not sure

gurnard.JPG

the second one I am not sure what it is,i only landed half a fish,i think a otter ate the rest

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top ones a grey gurnard

2nd one i think is a whiting

Top one is a tub gurnard nearly 100%
Bottom one is/was either a pout or poor cod...

I'd say it's a grey. The second one is bait.

Top one's a Grey Gurnard and the bottom ones a Poor Cod as Keith said...

my 2 cents may not be worth much but id say tub gurnard (not 100pc)but compared to the one i caught and having seen greay gurnards being caught id say a tub!
nice catch btw
fergal

First one is Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars and the second one is f%$^^%$d...

On a serious note, Tub Gurnard maybe? (tint of red in him) and Poor Cod maybe? (did he have a little barbel or beard though?)

[chuckaroo]

i dont understand how some people can think that the first one is a tub gurnard! its 100% a grey gurnard.
red gurnard are red (mostly), grey gurnard are grey (sometimes mottled), and tub can be both red and/or grey in colour
however, tub gurnard have a blue colour on, or around the edges of, their BIG round pectoral fins!
the photo above is also definitely a grey gurnard because of the grey spot on the dorsal fin.

below is the tub gurnard, notice the blue around the edges of the big pectoral fins

tub gurnard.jpg

grey gurnard always have a big dark mark/spot on their dorsal fins, as is visible below. its the only gurnard to have this distinguishing feature

grey gurnard.jpg

as for the second id photo, i dont care!
its either a whiting, a pouting, or a poor cod. you wouldnt know unless you had a better photo detailing its features better. i'd go for a whiting as a pretty good guess tho

hope this helps

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nice pictures of gurnard there chuckaroo

reminds of how i was always amazed to see them walk along the bottom of the aquarium in waterworld in portrush on their little "legs"....good times

nice pictures of gurnard there chuckaroo

reminds of how i was always amazed to see them walk along the bottom of the aquarium in waterworld in portrush on their little "legs"....good times

thanks yngkmd. yes, the grey gurnard has these 'legs' too but i guess they are tucked-up on the fish in the photo i posted (courtesy of google images...) - maybe because it is swimming off the bottom.

Portrush aquarium.. ? never been in it! ...bad times

i dont think its there anymore
it was filled with fish people caught locally and took into put in the aquarium
as a kid it was brilliant to see the same type of fish i was catching off ramore head or the blue pool swimming about in a big tank
no trip to the port was complete with popping in

thanks for all the replies lads,lovely photos chuckaroo,it was a grey gurnard like the photo,I wasn't sure because it looked more red then grey

The lads above are right on the first photo. Grey gurnard. The second is a bit of a whiting.

Lads are the tubs the only ones to have that blue on the rim of their pectorals?

Id say your right with the grey gunard and whiting.
gfkelly - Did you feel a big pull when the otter/whatever it was ate it? You might have been pulling in an otter if he had taken the hook!! Imagine trying to unhook a pi$$ed off otter!!

[chuckaroo]

Lads are the tubs the only ones to have that blue on the rim of their pectorals?

definitely Jayball, the tubs are the only ones with the blue rim around the edges and all tubs have it.
also, the pectoral fins on the tubs are really big! Tubs can range in colour but most of the ones ive seen are in variations of red.
more photos below!.......
(the first photo shows a greyish coloured tub...)

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Lads are the tubs the only ones to have that blue on the rim of their pectorals?

definitely Jayball, the tubs are the only ones with the blue rim around the edges, they all have it.
also, the pectoral fins on the tubs are really big; they can range in colour but most of the ones ive seen are in variations of red. more photos below!.......

Thanks Chuck. Some great photos there mate. That second fella is a whopper. Beautiful eating fish if your into your seafood.