Huss v's Doggie

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#1 Post by **Kraken** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:43 am

Hey All,

Whats the easiest way of telling these two apart - think I may have caught a small huss over the weekend but it could just as easily be a doggie.

john.

#2 Post by **corbyeire** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:55 am

look at the mouth - towards the snout you should see two independent lobes going towards the mouth but not touching the mouth itself - these are nasal flaps on a huss

if your looking at a dog - the nasal flaps are simple and are connected directly to the mouth

http://www.cfb.ie/pdf/fishbook.pdf

#3 Post by **Kraken** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:02 pm

Cheers Corby - have to have a look at the pics again but it looks like it was a plain old doggie -

Back to the drawing board.......

john.

#4 Post by **eric** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:45 pm

also on a huss the second dorsal fin cut half-way through the first anal fin, on a dog the second dorsal starts after the anal fin.