whats this

billyk

caught this fella the other day, what the hell is it?

beer enigma

I'm no sea fisherman but looks like a Wrasse of some sort......

tricky D

Looks like a Blenny to me

http://69.114.110.218:8083/fish/blenny.jpg

billyk

i think its a blenny myself but ive never caught one with orange fins before, nice one

Sfinn

yup its a blenny, where did you catch it. Haven't seen one of that colo:cool:uring

Sfinn

check this link, what you caught is a tompot blenny.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/tompotblenny.html

ronnie#1

billyk wrote: »

caught this fella the other day, what the hell is it?

Could be a weaver which is poisonous
so watch out!!
good move using the towel though;)

stevecrow74

ronnie#1 wrote: »

Could be a weaver which is poisonous
so watch out!!
good move using the towel though;)

definitly not a weaver..

possibly a tompot blenny

a tompot blenny has 2 little nasal flaps above its eye's..


easy way to tell if its a weaver is they have an upturned mouth and yellowish tailfin, with a spiney dorsal fin with black markings on it.. colouration is also totally different to a blenny..




alot of irish caught species can be found here with clear photos of fish
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?t=9021

Sfinn

spot on Steve

irishthump

Looks a lot like the Blenny in the picture I'll grant you.

But to me it looks more like a Wrasse.

hard to tell.

Sfinn

was it caught in the Irish Sea:D you wouldn't know what Sellafield are doing!!!;)

billyk

caught it round the back of howth, defo was'nt a weaver or a wrasse cause i caught 4 wrasse and a weaver before i caught that