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Wildlife & Ecology Issues: Discuss what is this fish? in the General Diving Forums forums: I saw this off of Eyemouth yesterday, just by the by the right of the 2 caves. havent been able ...

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Old 07-05-07, 05:21 PM
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what is this fish?
I saw this off of Eyemouth yesterday, just by the by the right of the 2 caves. havent been able to ID it.

has anyone got any idea what it might be?

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I would point you in the direction of the cod family - see the lateral line, fin configuration and I think I see a barbel under the lower jaw?
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i did think it was a cod at first but it doesnt look enough like one. hmm
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Yep, if it did have a barbel under it's chin a cod, (although the head looks a little small in proportion) if it did'nt then I would say a haddock.
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How big was it?

Just had a flick thru Debelius Mediteranean & Atlantic Guide & have 3 possibilities:-

30-40cm - Whiting
60-90cm - Pollack
<=1m - Haddock
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It is neither a pollack or a whiting. so.........
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it was about 2ft long.
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Looks like a cod, especially with that light coloured lateral line. Did it have an overhanging upper jaw or long chin barbel?
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I'm 99% certain it's a cod.
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Its dinner!

Actually, thats not dissimiler to a couple of fish I saw on the White Nothe Landing Craft at the weekend so I am cruious too. We were thinking cod or whiting.
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