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#1 Post by **ecleary** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:41 pm

I caught this little guy lrf fishing. For the size of him he put up a good scrap. Not sure what it is. I thought it might be a dragonet?

Thanks !

#2 Post by **alannelson** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:48 pm

grey gurnard

#3 Post by **finding nemo** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:49 pm

Looks like a Grey Gurnard.

#4 Post by **del04** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:51 pm

Yep...grey gurnard!

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#5 Post by **ecleary** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:02 am

Thanks lads - haven't caught one of those before

#6 Post by **kieran** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:16 pm

dragonet has a slimmer body, sharper "nose" and a poisonous spine in its dorsal fin...

#7 Post by **chuckaroo** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:02 pm

there are a few species of gurnard in our waters but only grey gurnard have that distinguishing dark spot on the dorsal fin

deckyocall · #8 Post by **deckyocall** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:05 pm

i caught a few of them off ballycotton lately , now i know what they are !!

#9 Post by **ecleary** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:00 pm

kieran wrote:dragonet has a slimmer body, sharper "nose" and a poisonous spine in its dorsal fin...

Good to know about the poisonous spine

wouldn't want the young fella to pick it up as he's usually with me.

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