Strange Fish at Thurso East

[cullpacket]

Found two Triggerfish on the shore 17th Novhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=grey+triggerfish&btnG=Google+Search &meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

[Jeemag_USA]

Found two Triggerfish on the shore 17th Novhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=grey+triggerfish&btnG=Google+Search &meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

I am thinking someone got rid of their aquarium and flushed them down the lavvy. I have a friend who has a trigger fish and has a salt water aquarium and he has to keep the tempreature at a good level because these fish like warm water. I think the main drain still pours out slightly to the west of the pier at Thurso harbour. Poor things

[unicorn]

I was thinking that too, it's a shame but lots of people see that as an answer to getting rid of fish.

[SandTiger]

It's not unheard of them reaching here:

23 September 2006
A Triggerfish, Balistes capriscus, was discovered washed up on Castletown beach, near Thurso, on the extreme northerly tip of mainland Scotland. These southern fish a now regularly seen in the English Channel but are unusual so far north and was not immediately recognised by the local people.


http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Triggerf.htm has a number of wash-ups on the Scottish coast.

[Seabird]

Blue stinger jelly fish are found in a few southerly locations of Britain and they found their way to the North Coast of Scotland so the arrival of Triggerfish against that backdrop is not so surprising.
The waters off the Scottish coast are still a lot warmer than they should be for this time of year.
It will be interesting to see what else finds it's way to Caithness.

[northener]

Sunfish off Stroma in August this year.