Fish identification
Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:30 pm
Can some1 help me identify this mini species i caught in Tenerife a while back, I think it's a blenny of some sort.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Re: Fish identification
Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:03 pm
colours are similar to that of a ballan wrasse arent they, but the dorsal fins all wrong, I bet John will know though 
Re: Fish identification
Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:14 pm
Creep wrote:colours are similar to that of a ballan wrasse arent they, but the dorsal fins all wrong, I bet John will know though
Definetly blennie but going through a website I found possible shannie? .........------> http://www.fishdb.co.uk/findpicture.php ... s&range=39
Sorry I meant Donal
too tired!
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Re: Fish identification
Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:14 pm
Either a Yarrell's Blenny or a Viviparous Blenny.
I'll take a chance and call it a Yarrell's Blenny
I'll take a chance and call it a Yarrell's Blenny
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Re: Fish identification
Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:25 pm
Hi Donal, What about Molly Miller?? http://www.fishdb.co.uk/img/Fish1211.jpg photo1415
Re: Fish identification
Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:44 pm
Cheers lads for the assistance,, I thought it to be some kind of blenny,,
That last one you found C looks like it all right,what's the name of it?
That last one you found C looks like it all right,what's the name of it?
Re: Fish identification
Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:33 pm
MONKEYwrasse wrote:Cheers lads for the assistance,, I thought it to be some kind of blenny,,
That last one you found C looks like it all right,what's the name of it?
Its on a UK dive site and they call it a Molly Miller ..
1415 - Molly Miller - Scartella cristata - 6cm - Rate Photo
Buddy reef/Kralendijk/Bonaire - Caribbean Sea
Photographer: Peter de Graaf
Picture Rating: 10.00
Re: Fish identification
Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:28 am
Looks like a tompot blenny but its hard to tell would need a pic of the head
Re: Fish identification
Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:31 am
jonny gilbert wrote:Looks like a tompot blenny but its hard to tell would need a pic of the head
thats what i was thinking
Re: Fish identification
Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:12 am
tight lines wrote:jonny gilbert wrote:Looks like a tompot blenny but its hard to tell would need a pic of the head
thats what i was thinking
Was thinking of that but do they live around Tenerife?, Look theres only one way to sort this... we all go to Tenerife
!!! (at least it be warmer then here!!!) Whats the beer like there?
Re: Fish identification
Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:56 pm
HaHa, San Miguel all the way,,, 
the fish was 10-12 cm.
Found one pic very similar and it was a Hairy Blenny (Labrisomus nuchipinnis).
the fish was 10-12 cm.
Found one pic very similar and it was a Hairy Blenny (Labrisomus nuchipinnis).