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Anyone know what this fish is ?
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#2 Post by stevecrow74 »

Looks like a dragonet to me.
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#3 Post by Mick001 »

Would have to agree with Steve, Dragonet - well done..


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#4 Post by Trojan »

Looks like a horrible yoke to me!!
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#6 Post by Al and Jordan »

100% female dragonet. just be carefull of the gill covers as they are razor sharp and can cut like a surgeons knife!! got stuck in the thumb by one 2 summers ago and it bled heavily for ages. but if handled properly they are harmless enough :wink:
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#8 Post by Marble »

yeh spot on lads , didnt know what it was.

Anyone know what size it would have to be to be a spec
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Al and Jordan wrote:100% female dragonet. just be carefull of the gill covers as they are razor sharp and can cut like a surgeons knife!! got stuck in the thumb by one 2 summers ago and it bled heavily for ages. but if handled properly they are harmless enough :wink:
yeh i noted the gills on it , looked the same as scorpion fish
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#10 Post by donal domeney »

Marble wrote:yeh spot on lads , didnt know what it was.

Anyone know what size it would have to be to be a spec

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They would classed as a mini species by most anglers and would no grow much bigger than 20cm
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
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