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Mini species ID

#1 Post by gfkelly1969 »

hi lads i need so more help trying to id this fish
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and also this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-ZWw8gBWds seen it swimming around the pier,it was 15/16 inch long
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Re: Mini species ID

#2 Post by jonny gilbert »

Looks like a broad nose pipe fish to me
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Re: Mini species ID

#3 Post by Davy Murdoch »

I think Jonny`s got it bang on..Also known as Deep snouted pipe fish.
At first i thought greater pipe fish but the snout isn`t wide enough
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Re: Mini species ID

#4 Post by SlackLiner »

Yeah I recon thats a broadnosed as well. It looks like he may have a brood of eggs on the go too..

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http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Pipefish.htm
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... d+pipefish
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Re: Mini species ID

#5 Post by yngkmd »

SlackLiner wrote:It looks like he may have a brood of eggs on the go too..
:?: does that mean its bascially a straightened out sea horse then :D
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger

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Re: Mini species ID

#6 Post by SlackLiner »

yngkmd wrote:
SlackLiner wrote:It looks like he may have a brood of eggs on the go too..
:?: does that mean its bascially a straightened out sea horse then :D
Haha, yeah pretty much!
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Re: Mini species ID

#7 Post by tight lines »

ger it looks like some sort of trumpet fish to me but i could be wrong
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Re: Mini species ID

#8 Post by gfkelly1969 »

thanks for the help lads,Deep snouted pipe fish it is
here are a few more ye might be able to help me with
this lad had a yellow/orange tip on the 1st dorsal fin
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and is this a Female Corkwing Wrasse
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Re: Mini species ID

#9 Post by donal domeney »

Painted Goby, no a very clear picture you might give the lens a wipe of a cloth :lol:
bait fish :?:
Female corkwing the blue markings at the ass is the give away

There is a link somewhere on the site to a booklet by Dave, he'll be a long later :) he might find it and post it

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#10 Post by Davy Murdoch »

#1 Rock goby. 100%
#2 Poorcod :?: :?: 50%
#3 Female Corkwing.100%

lens needs cleaned!! 100% :lol:

Here`s the book im using but you might need to take out a loan to buy a copy :shock:

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#11 Post by gfkelly1969 »

donal domeney wrote:Painted Goby, no a very clear picture you might give the lens a wipe of a cloth :lol:
bait fish :?:
Female corkwing the blue markings at the ass is the give away

There is a link somewhere on the site to a booklet by Dave, he'll be a long later :) he might find it and post it

I use the older version of this as my bible http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Gem-Fre ... 0004588274
thanks for that donal,when i got home after work the wife had put the young lad down for a nap and fell asleep herself,i left the house in such a hurry i forgot the camera and only had the phone to take photos :( and when we were fishing we were kept so busy i hadn't time to clean the lens :lol:
Davy Murdoch wrote:#1 Rock goby. 100%
#2 Poorcod :?: :?: 50%
#3 Female Corkwing.100%

lens needs cleaned!! 100% :lol:

Here`s the book im using but you might need to take out a loan to buy a copy :shock:
thanks Davy your 100% right on the id
thanks for the link to the book,when i looked at it i remembered that i bought that book on ebay a few years ago,all i have to do is find it now
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