NESA Species Hunt 2014

[lambtonworm]

Dragonet and Sprat

 

[Thunderpants]

Bull Huss

Table updated

 

[codfather145]

NESA Species Hunt 2014

Scorpion fish short spine

 

[Aqua-holic]

Turbot.

 

[Stewart 1971]

Between Dodging Hurricaine Bertha:

Between Dodging Hurricaine Bertha:

(Small but perfectly formed) Black Bream:


Starry Smoothhound:


Bass:

 

[OuTkast76]

Nice one Stewart :thumbup:

 

[Thunderpants]

Oooh bream. Well done Stewart a couple of Species Hunt firsts there mate.

Aquaholic you are now clear in second place. Nice one.

Table updated.

 

[andyco]

Dogfish

 

[Thunderpants]

Well done Andy. Table updated.

 

[Aqua-holic]

Thornback Ray.



Grey Gurnard.

 

[L_muslibar]

Another 4 for me

Rock cook/Small mouth Wrasse


Shore rockling


3B rockling (female)




Red gurnard


Cheers

 

[lambtonworm]

5 for me - 3 beard rockling,rockcook wrasse,red gurnard,cuckoo wrasse and grey gurnard from my trip to Anglesey

 

[Thunderpants]

3B rockling (female)

Sorry Liam that's not a female 3B. There are no external colour differences between male and female 3Bs and they should all look like Andy's fish. Sorry mate. It could be a shore rockling but that last pic looks like it may have five beards. Are you sure you didn't mean to say 5B Rockling?

 

[L_muslibar]

Hi mike. In all honesty me and Andy were both 50/50 as to whether it was a 3female 3 beard or not - the reason being is we've been told the female pattern is not as distinct as the male and the fish above does have a faded mottled pattern, a flattened head and bigger dorsal fins than the other shore rockling i've posted. I think given your feedback we can conclude its not a 3B anyway.

I must admit i didnt notice 5 beards on it, only 3, though i can see what you mean from the picture so you may be right - unfortunately i cant comment as i dont have a better picture.

I'll leave the final verdict up to you anyway mate.

Cheers

 

[Thunderpants]

That mottled pattern is often seen on shore rocklings, sometimes it's a lot more vivid than that. It's not to do with being male or female just variations between individual fish. What is common throughout them all though is that when they have spots they are light coloured on a dark background whereas on a 3B they are always dark spots on a light background. Your fish is definately not a 3B so I would say it's either another shore rockling or it's a 5B if those lumps on the head are barbels rather than nostrils. As you are not sure about the barbels then I will go with shore rockling. Ok with you?

 

[L_muslibar]

thats fine mate

 

[Thunderpants]

Table updated.

Congratulations to Lambtonworm for achieving 40 species!



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[Stewart 1971]

That mottled pattern is often seen on shore rocklings, sometimes it's a lot more vivid than that. It's not to do with being male or female just variations between individual fish. What is common throughout them all though is that when they have spots they are light coloured on a dark background whereas on a 3B they are always dark spots on a light background. Your fish is definately not a 3B so I would say it's either another shore rockling or it's a 5B if those lumps on the head are barbels rather than nostrils. As you are not sure about the barbels then I will go with shore rockling. Ok with you?

Deffo a Shore Rockling, that line of spots which then curves up towards the front of the dorsal fin is a distinctive identifying feature

 

[lambtonworm]

Deffo a Shore Rockling, that line of spots which then curves up towards the front of the dorsal fin is a distinctive identifying feature

Im not so sure Stewart,my Rockling is without question a 3 bearded but has the same white spots mate.

 

[toonboymc]

A weaver and sand eel for madrob