Fish ID Please

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Bassy Tom
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Fish ID Please

#1 Post by Bassy Tom »

Hi all,

I was taking a walk today on Tramore beach after the storm, when i came across this fella. H was about 2 and a half feet long and looked like a deep water species to me. Can anyone ID it. A guy told me he thought it was a Gulper Eel but it has a different shaped head.

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#2 Post by thefatchef »

just wondering if its a ribbon fish??
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Re: Fish ID Please

#3 Post by donal domeney »

red band fish, a deep water species
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#4 Post by dezzer »

Think I would go with the dominater,red band fish,not caught by rod very often.eddie..
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#5 Post by breamers boy »

Red band fish they are cool looking fellas


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#6 Post by Bassy Tom »

Thanks lads, Redband fish seems to be it alright. I looked them up, apparently they go down to depths of 400M.
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#7 Post by varadero »

you should have got some one to throw it to you then you could have said you caught it LOL
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#8 Post by atchy82 »

Red band fish (this fish is certainly one) are indeed an uncommon catch, though can be caught slightly more readily from a boat if you're in the right place.

South-west (and south-east) coasts can produce them to boats especially in late summer, and if you can find a mark giving you access to deep water then you've a chance of getting one from the shore.
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