More species help, please...

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#1 Post by **inigo** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:17 am

Hi lads, any ideas what this may be? It was caught last Friday in the East coast. It measured around 11 in. I though the place only held pollack. It does look like it is from the same family with the 3 dorsal and 2 anal fins, lateral line... but the single barbel and that colour have lost me (not that it was difficult). Cheers.

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#2 Post by **wayne riley** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:29 am

looks like a orange cod

#3 Post by **dbrock** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:51 am

its a resident cod,,, ie , its a cod that has decided to stay around the kelp, area instead of wondering off,,,

Red codling

you can get a few around dalkey

#4 Post by **alby** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:20 pm

Red codling,

I think they turn that colour because of the iodine from they kelp where they live. I've caught a good few of these fellas during the summer fishing for wrasse. Not bad on a plate with a few beans and some chips

#5 Post by **daithi** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:35 pm

its a smoked cod. maybe

#6 Post by **Al and Jordan** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:40 am

non-migratory 'red' reef codling, 4 sure

#7 Post by **inigo** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:12 am

Thanks for the help!

#8 Post by **WrasseBasher** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:40 pm

Was it caught back of east pier dunlaoighre by any chance think i caught him last year

looking a bit fatter now though