Sorry the close-up pic's are not too good, I've only had this camera about 3 years, so havent quite got the hang of it yet
Pic's in this report.
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... 37#p136337
Thanks in advance lads.
Help with Rockling I.D
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Help with Rockling I.D
Was hoping somebody might be able to help with the species I.D of this rockling.
Sorry the close-up pic's are not too good, I've only had this camera about 3 years, so havent quite got the hang of it yet
Pic's in this report.
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... 37#p136337
Thanks in advance lads.
Sorry the close-up pic's are not too good, I've only had this camera about 3 years, so havent quite got the hang of it yet
Pic's in this report.
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... 37#p136337
Thanks in advance lads.
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Re: Help with Rockling I.D
Shore rockling
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: Help with Rockling I.D
Its a shore....
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Re: Help with Rockling I.D
Mmmmmmmmmmm
More confused now, than I was when I made the posting
Thanks for the input though guys
More confused now, than I was when I made the posting
Thanks for the input though guys
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Re: Help with Rockling I.D
def a shore rockling and a nice sized one at that , both 3 bearded and shores have 3 barbules but a shore rockling's body is dark coloured with light marbeling or spots unlike a 3 bearded rockling which has a lighter coloured body with dark spots(some of the bigger spots join and look make a marbling effect)
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Re: Help with Rockling I.D
i guess i was jaded last night and couldnt see the 4th and 5th barbels to make it a whopping 5 beard for myself
i know what 3 beard is and looks like - so it was really only between a shore and a 5 beard in my mind - i wanted it to be a big 5 beard i guess
either way a quick look at ronald and steves species guide always answers these ones
a shore for sure - no matter how much squinting i did i could see the 2 smaller barbels!!!
i know what 3 beard is and looks like - so it was really only between a shore and a 5 beard in my mind - i wanted it to be a big 5 beard i guess
either way a quick look at ronald and steves species guide always answers these ones
a shore for sure - no matter how much squinting i did i could see the 2 smaller barbels!!!
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Re: Help with Rockling I.D
they isfc only list the 3 bearded rockling at 0.794kg (1.75lbs)
so it could have been near that
so it could have been near that
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Re: Help with Rockling I.D
Well now if the 3 beard is at that, I'd be thinking you'd done very well with what you got (if it is a shore), surely very close3 bearded..that would be one massive shore rockling if it was...
