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Fish i.d.

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  • 10-06-2011 12:56am
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    dmc17
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    Caught off the rocks in Clare. Any ideas?

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    stevecrow74
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    Thats a Pollock,

    its red colour is from it's habitat, as it is found mostly swimming in kelp
    cod also have similar red colour when living in kelp for lengthy times.


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    damagegt
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    I was thinking Pollock too.But i have never seen one that colour.A beautiful fish all the same


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    dmc17
    Registered Users Posts: 3,726 ✭✭✭dmc17


    stevecrow74 wrote: »
    Thats a Pollock,

    its red colour is from it's habitat, as it is found mostly swimming in kelp
    cod also have similar red colour when living in kelp for lengthy times.

    That's it alright. Thought it might have been something else with the unusual colouring. Thanks


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