mermaid purses,i.d. please

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#1 Post by **doggie3131** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:05 pm

while fishing this week i found these on a beach, which was littered with them,and i was just wondering if anybody can identify which fish species they belong to?

#2 Post by **stevecrow74** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:16 pm

the small ones are doggies, the larger ones look like spotted ray!!

http://www.eggcase.org/view_folder.asp? ... =&toptab=2

#3 Post by **doggie3131** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:41 pm

stevecrow74 wrote:the small ones are doggies, the larger ones look like spotted ray!!

http://www.eggcase.org/view_folder.asp? ... =&toptab=2

thats a great link steve,the smaller ones are huss,there 7-8cm,the bigger ones sure look like spotted ray all right,no keel,long arms,.....BUT ........would you get spotted ray in clew bay?

#4 Post by **peterw** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:21 pm

There's spotted ray in the bay for sure , Noel

#5 Post by **roger de dodger** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:08 am

nice tea towel noel eyes reilly would be proud

#6 Post by **Jayball10** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:44 am

Some pics I took of the purses at the angling show to give people an idea of what they are... LSDs are so cute at that age but remember, a dog is for life not just for Christmas...

#7 Post by **BASS POINT** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:06 pm

I think the smaller one is a Bull Huss and the larger one Thornback Ray.

#8 Post by **evan699** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:39 pm

BASS POINT wrote:I think the smaller one is a Bull Huss and the larger one Thornback Ray.

The larger ones in the above photos don't have keels so i'd go with the above posts and say spotted ray. Not thornback.

#9 Post by **doggie3131** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:24 pm

roger de dodger wrote:nice tea towel noel eyes reilly would be proud

i was just copying al and dave roger

peterw wrote:There's spotted ray in the bay for sure , Noel

they might be on the target list so peter.....any ideas??

dabhand · #10 Post by **dabhand** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:29 am

i would be surprised if its from spotted ray cause i fished the bay
alot from boat and shore and never caught or seen a spotted ray
caught, however there are spotted ray to be had off keel and keem.
clew bay is full of thornbacks so would that not be more likely

#11 Post by **Al and Jordan** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:59 pm

tea towels make for a good backround in your fishy pics for either framing the pic or keeping the rocks or sand in the backround secret.

honestly,, some of the forum members should be geologists with their knowledge of what types of rocks or sand are only found on certin beaches or rock marks

sherlock homes would'nt get a look in

were there many of those egg pouches washed up noel?
sad to think a rough storm in an area can have such an impact for the next generation of fish

but i suppose that's nature for ya

#12 Post by **doggie3131** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:08 pm

Al and Jordan wrote: tea towels make for a good backround in your fishy pics for either framing the pic or keeping the rocks or sand in the backround secret. honestly,, some of the forum members should be geologists with their knowledge of what types of rocks or sand are only found on certin beaches or rock marks sherlock homes would'nt get a look in

were there many of those egg pouches washed up noel?
sad to think a rough storm in an area can have such an impact for the next generation of fish
but i suppose that's nature for ya

there were loads al,but they were all empty,and they were not ripped apart by birds,so id say they had spawned.

#13 Post by k » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:54 pm

The empty cases that get washed up can be good indicators of spawning grounds etc

If you want to you can report sightings of eggcases on http://www.marinedimensions.ie/Purse_Se ... 730.0.html

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