Guide to Identifying Species and mini Species

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Guide to Identifying Species and mini Species

#1 Post by stevecrow74 »

here are two downloadable guides to help you identify fish species, the first is by the central fisheries board (now inland fisheries ireland) and the second made by SAI members Ronald and stevecrow74

both are .pdf format (you will need acrobat reader to view these files)

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#2 Post by tomgrey »

Thanks for the post! The mini species one is great with photos included : )
Species 2012:

Cod, Whiting, flounder, coalfish, bass, pollack, sea trout, poor cod, pouting, dogfish, sea scorpion, 3 bearded rockling, blonde ray, painted ray, turbot.
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#3 Post by scrob »

I have both these printed out, they helped me distinguish between a huss and LSD the other day and also a pouting and poor cod. Great reference material and also handy to have the irish specimen weights too..
2011 Species: 191lb Common Skate, Mackerel, Pollock, Spotted Ray, Spurdog, Thornback Ray, Tub Gurnard
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#4 Post by cathalger »

Thanks for this, most helpful. I think I have been calling corkwing wrasse ballan wrasse also. And I now know my friends wee blue one was a rock cook (have photo). My father told me these fish( of which the ballan is by far the most commonly encountered here) were called rock mourin. At least thats how he said it. Another local name still used a lot is Bavan. Whether Bavan or Mourin, no one would have paid that much attention to there being varieties of these fish and the one name did them all. My father and uncles all fished purely for the pot and these fish were given no respect at all, simply as they considered them inedible and hard to handle.

This is a most helpful posting!!!!

Thanks.
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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#5 Post by JOHN1 »

cathalger wrote: My father told me these fish( of which the ballan is by far the most commonly encountered here) were called rock mourin.
an old local name for them around Dunlaoghaire was ROCK BREAM i still hear it used by some of the older lads on occasion :wink:
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#6 Post by cathalger »

Interesting name John, you can see why too. They are a bit bream lookin.
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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#7 Post by MichaelCassells »

Really good guide! Good info! Cheers
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#8 Post by XmartyX »

Great link. I have been trying to identify fish to my young lad when I wasn't 100% sure myself!
Very big fish get to be very big fish by eating very small things very carefully!
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#9 Post by equium »

Both are grate thanks
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#10 Post by gfkelly1969 »

lifetime species fishing and rock pool
1 dogfish,2 whiting,3 flounder,4 two spot goby,5 mackerel,6 pollack,7 common blenny,8 European eel,9 butterfish,10 Deep-snouted pipefish,11 rock goby,12 poor cod,13 corkwing wrasse,14 coalfish,15 turbot,16 tompot blenny,17 dab,18 dragonet,19 shorerockling,20 thornback ray,21 three bearded rockling,22 sandeel,23 grey gurnard,24 sea scorpion,25 scad,26 plaice,27 ballen wrasse,28 bullhuss,29 conger eel,30 blue shark,31 blonde ray,32 cod,33 pouting,34 topknot,35 Fifteen-spine Stickleback,36 mullet,37 Sand Goby,38 Montagu's Blenny,39 Three-spined Stickleback,40 goldshinny wrasse,41 painted goby,42 five bearded rockling,43 Sand-Smelt,44 Small-headed Clingfish ,45 sole

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#11 Post by joxer »

Just joined the forum, great info here. Thanks
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#12 Post by Shep »

Thanks Steve, I just printed out both of those booklets, will be very useful thankyou!!
Species 2011 - 19 - Coalfish, Flounder, Pollack, Shore Rockling, Dab, Plaice, Dogfish, Long Spine Sea Scorpion, 5B Rockling, Pouting, Poor Cod, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse, Whiting, Shanny, Codling, 3B Rockling, Mackerel.

Species 2012 - 5 - Coalfish, Flounder, Pollack, Dogfish, Pouting ,Whiting.

Want -Conger,Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Cuckoo Wrasse, Tope.
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#13 Post by macka1 »

Cheers,just what i was looking for......
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#14 Post by Davy Murdoch »

That mini species guide is very good... especially as atleast 4 of my photos are in it :lol: :lol:
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#15 Post by Murf »

Saved nicely to iPhone. Nice one. Thanks.
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#16 Post by willboy86 »

Great Guide there
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#17 Post by cornieboy »

Many thanks. now just to catch some fish
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#18 Post by dexs7 »

Great stuff, both very handy
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#19 Post by wicklow91 »

thanks for the post, I think ill go and do some mini species hunting :D
2014: Whiting, Dab, Codling, Flounder, Bullhuss, Thornback, Smoothhound, Pollock, Bass, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballin Wrasse, dragonet, Shanny, Pout, 3 beard rocking, scorpion fish,
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#20 Post by seamoth »

Very nice, a well made book with the photos.

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