Identify this fish please.....

Found washed up on Garretstown Strand, Cork last night, hadnt been there that long TBH from the looks of it.

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I'm thinking its a Gilt??

Dont think it is pete. What sort of size was it and had it a forked tail?

That looks like a 'Rays bream' for sure:

http://www.antiquemapsandprints.com/SCANSb/b-7308.jpg

It had a deeply forked tail alright. Rays Bream... Never heard of it TBH. Didnt pick it up for obvious reasons but I would say it was around a pound to a pound and a half.

Hard to say from the photo. Did you notice a gold band between the eyes?

Cant say I noticed to be honest but it was dark. I think phanover took a better pic with his camera (I used my phone as lost USB lead for mine) so maybe that will help. That pic of a rays bream looks very like it all the same. Are they common as I've never heard of them? It had a mouth full of really sharp needle like teeth if that helps.

boys i am pretty sure its not a bream at all. it looks to me like a deepwater fish look at the size of those eyes . i have seen this fish before but the name is not coming to mind. i will get back to you with the correct identification

I defo don't think its a gilthead, look at the mouth.

http://genimpact.imr.no/__data/page/615 ... _mano3.jpg

boys i am pretty sure its not a bream at all. it looks to me like a deepwater fish look at the size of those eyes . i have seen this fish before but the name is not coming to mind. i will get back to you with the correct identification

I would say you are thinking of a hatchet fish which is similar:
http://www.promotega.org/ksu00019/Deeps ... loseup.jpg

is it this fish??
http://www.naturalvisions.co.uk/cgi-bin ... &tags_here
very bottom left corner of page.

Hatchetfish! :shock: Steady!

No, I reckon it is a small raysbream also known as Atlantic Pomfret [url]http://www.fishbase.org[/url], which would account for the relatively large eye in comparison with the body. There seems to be a coloured band on it and the body shape is perfect for a sea bream. The size, colour and the strongly forked tail would also indicate a raysbream. You can check it on the species guide on the front of the website, listed as Atlantic Pomfret.

HTH...

Are these in any way common?

Just comparing the photo I took and the picture of the Rays Bream on the site.

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish ... am%20(rays).htm

and here

http://www.angling.ukf.net/species/iduk.htm

It is almost certainly the same species. I'll upload the photo as soon as I can get my hands on a card reader. It says that there is no reports of them being caught from the shore, so it seems we had a fairly rare find. Thats one of the great things I love about sea angling, you never know what might turn up.

Paul

Definitely a Rays Bream I would say!

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Looks like we have a winner..!!

So do I get a brucey bonus for identifying it ? ;)

Comparing the two pictures i'd say it's a rays bream...but how did it get washed up in such good condition considering Garretstown can be crab central at times :?... the mystery continues :) at least you didn't try to claim you caught it :lol: your way to honest Pete :lol: :D

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