Identification - Brill or Turbot?

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Identification - Brill or Turbot?

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Brill or Turbot? Sorry, the photos aren't ideal for identification. The pictures were originally more for novelty value :D
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#2 Post by Drew »

Only seen a few but reckon its a Turbot. :?
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#3 Post by lumpy »

think its a turbot, did it have little bony nodules on its back
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#4 Post by teacher »

Didn't check at the time :oops: Assumed it was a turbot and put it back.
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#5 Post by petekd »

Turbot are very round, I think Brill are more elongated, a bit like flounder. I stand corrected however as I have only ever caught Turbot.(I think :D )
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#6 Post by fishinmidget »

deffo a turbot. brill are a very elliptical shape where as turbot have a distinctive diamond shape.
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Thanks.
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#8 Post by corbyeire »

petekd wrote:Turbot are very round, I think Brill are more elongated, a bit like flounder. I stand corrected however as I have only ever caught Turbot.(I think :D )


are you saying its a brill then

fishinmidget wrote:deffo a turbot. brill are a very elliptical shape where as turbot have a distinctive diamond shape.


are you saying its a turbot or a brill

my two cents, not being familiar with brill, is that it isint round enough to be a turbot!

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def a turbot, brill are alot lighter in colour.
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Re: identifacation

#10 Post by stevecrow74 »

majestic wrote:def a turbot, brill are alot lighter in colour.

and here was me thinking that it was turbot that were lighter in colour..

(the darkness of the fish depends on the area it was caught)

brill have larger darker patches than turbot do...

the nose of a brill is also slightly more rounded than the turbot's

its actually hard to tell from that photo.. but my gut feeling is brill 8)
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Identification - brill or turbot?

#11 Post by Pat »

Having been lucky enough to catch both brill & turbot in the one session, I would say a 'turbot'. There is a distinct difference between the two. Fishinmidget's got it right brill are more elliptical in shape.
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#12 Post by teacher »

I think we're coming to the conclusion that I didn't take a good enough picture to tell :D I'll know for next time ...
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#13 Post by cortaz »

? not to sure, turbot!, brill have a different mouth? more rounded.
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#14 Post by fishinmidget »

I would agree with cortaz on the mouth shape.....turbot have a sort of very obvious extending mouth sort of and with brill its not so obvious.

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#15 Post by corbyeire »

you was the collective you - maybe i should have gone ye

are you saying its a turbot or a brill
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#16 Post by fishinmidget »

Ah...right.
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#17 Post by paulocallaghan »

looks tike the teacher has become the student :lol: :lol: :lol: cheap shot i know :lol:
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#18 Post by m.b3 »

turbot :D
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#19 Post by SKIP »

defo a turbot,i caught one on saturday and took a photo on my phone,the mouth is very distinctive from other types of flat fish.cant seem to attach photo due to extention htm not allowed what ever that means :?: :?: :?:
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#20 Post by donal domeney »

lumpy wrote:think its a turbot, did it have little bony nodules on its back



Lumpy is right , it's the sure way of id'ing the fish. With out this been known the fish would have to be on a flat surface to see the shape of the fish.
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