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    Default fish found today on reiss beach

    here is a photo of the fish we found today. what is it please.
    Last edited by sintra307; 24-Oct-10 at 23:29.

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    it's a black sea bream.

    was it washed up on the beach ?

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    Nearly!

    It's actually a Rays' Bream.

    I found one last winter on the beach at Keiss
    The only reason I know this is an Rays' is because I knew it was a bream, but the tail is wrong for a Black bream and the body shape is slightly different - so I asked on here.

    Here's a Black Bream:


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    cheers Northerner,
    i did think the snout also looked the wrong shape for a black bream, (looks like it's swam into a wall), but took a punt on it being a black bream !

    can the ray bream be fished from the shore at reiss/keiss beach ?

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    this was up by the steps on reiss beach just laying there on the stones not a mark on it either side. it is bright silver and irredescent blue and i know i have never seen one before it was very pretty.

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    Well done, Northerner. The dorsal fin was all wrong for a black bream and the snout was too pug-shaped. My first thought was also a Ray's bream.
    "Step sideways, pause and study those around you. You will learn a great deal."

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    I think they are rare this far north.

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    its one mean looking fish what ever it is

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    Regularly found washed up on North Sea beaches with a drop in water temperature.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sintra307 View Post
    here is a photo of the fish we found today. what is it please.
    Dead ???

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