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#1 Post by **RockHunter** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:58 pm

I am just back from a couple of weeks holiday in Crete.
I did a bit of shore fishing there and need IDs on a few species.

I guess Species 1 is a blenny of some sort - anybody any idea on what it is called.

Species 4 looks like some species of bream with razor sharp spines on its fins (ouch

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#2 Post by **youngrod** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:16 pm

spieces 2 looks like a small jack or something and did you get anything bigger that them because they are tiny

#3 Post by **mickmick** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:29 pm

No. 3 is a rainbow wrasse. The mediterranean one. If you google rainbow wrasse you'll get a load of different types

#4 Post by **boycie89** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:36 pm

1st pic is a blenny/shanny

#5 Post by **donal domeney** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:59 pm

They are in here somewhere

http://www.saltwaterfishshop.com/index.php?cPath=1

#6 Post by **RockHunter** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:06 pm

mickmick wrote:No. 3 is a rainbow wrasse. The mediterranean one.

Thanks Mick,
If that is a Rainbow Wrasse then what is this one (Species 5). I had thought species 5 was a rainbow wrasse but having looking it up on Fishbase species 3 definitely looks to be a rainbow wrasse.

#7 Post by **eric** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:07 pm

mickmick wrote:No. 3 is a rainbow wrasse. The mediterranean one. If you google rainbow wrasse you'll get a load of different types

yep bang on,

1st first if definitley a type of blenny,
2nd could be a pony fish, not sure
4th is a rabbit fish (siganus doliatus)

#8 Post by **RockHunter** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:55 pm

Thanks Eric,
A rabbit fish

I did a Google search - it has poisonous spines - no wonder it hurt so much when I got a prink from one of its dorsal spines (through the teacloth)

But great fighters for their size - every time a caught one I thought it was going to be a much bigger fish.

#9 Post by **RockHunter** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:11 pm

Could Species 2 be a derbio?

#10 Post by **donal domeney** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:18 pm

Would this be No. 3
http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http ... 7&ct=image

#11 Post by **RockHunter** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:37 pm

Looking on fishbase I reckon Species 5 is a Comber. Anybody any thoughts on that?

#12 Post by **donal domeney** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:43 pm

look here for comber

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Serranus_scriba.jpg

#13 Post by **dfella25** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:43 pm

Frank I knew you were dreading the bass ban but don't you think going all the way to Crete to fish was excessive!!!!!!!!

Looks like you had a good time though. I'll have to bring a rod on my next holiday. Fair play.

#14 Post by **RockHunter** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:04 am

dfella25 wrote:Frank I knew you were dreading the Bass ban but don't you think going all the way to Crete to fish was excessive!!!!!!!!

Going as far as Crete was the only way I could cure the bass withdrawal symptoms

I will post up a report in the next day or so.

#15 Post by **tight lines** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:31 pm

no.2 looks like a small trigger fish i could be wrong

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