Fish ID

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Fish ID

#1 Post by Der Baron »

Come across plenty of these whilst hoaking for peelers under sea weed and rocks, any of you fish experts able to id it. Was thinking juvenile conger. No obvious tail. the fin just wraps around the rear end of it's body!
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Re: Fish ID

#2 Post by Dawsey »

Looks like a gunnel to me mate aka butter fish.

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Re: Fish ID

#3 Post by rab 525 »

yes butterfish defo
if it cant get its jaws round a 1/0 its not worth catching [ mullet excluded ]
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Re: Fish ID

#4 Post by Al »

Yeah Butterfish, usually loads in rockpools.
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#5 Post by Der Baron »

Excellent, thanks folks!

Are they spreadable? :D
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Re: Fish ID

#6 Post by Al »

Only if they're off the dairy gold variety! Nice on toast though!
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#7 Post by Cormdogg »

Caught one last night in Wicklow Harbour! The lads were very impressed when I knew the species name! ha!
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