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Fish i.d.

dmc17 · 2011-06-09 23:56:08

Caught off the rocks in Clare. Any ideas?

10-06-2011 12:56AM

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Caught off the rocks in Clare. Any ideas?

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#2 10-06-2011 03:24AM

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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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#3 10-06-2011 04:57PM

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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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#4 11-06-2011 12:52PM

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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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