Fish ID Please

Hi all,

I was taking a walk today on Tramore beach after the storm, when i came across this fella. H was about 2 and a half feet long and looked like a deep water species to me. Can anyone ID it. A guy told me he thought it was a Gulper Eel but it has a different shaped head.

cheers, Tom.

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just wondering if its a ribbon fish??

red band fish, a deep water species

Think I would go with the dominater,red band fish,not caught by rod very often.eddie..

Red band fish they are cool looking fellas


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Thanks lads, Redband fish seems to be it alright. I looked them up, apparently they go down to depths of 400M.

you should have got some one to throw it to you then you could have said you caught it LOL

Red band fish (this fish is certainly one) are indeed an uncommon catch, though can be caught slightly more readily from a boat if you're in the right place.

South-west (and south-east) coasts can produce them to boats especially in late summer, and if you can find a mark giving you access to deep water then you've a chance of getting one from the shore.