fish found today on reiss beach

[sintra307]

here is a photo of the fish we found today. what is it please.

[Nacho]

it's a black sea bream.

was it washed up on the beach ?

[northener]

Nearly!:Razz

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:

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pics/BlackBream04.jpg

[Nacho]

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 ?

[sintra307]

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.

[Ricco]

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.

[Geo]

I think they are rare this far north.

[donnick]

its one mean looking fish what ever it is :eek:

[thebigman]

Regularly found washed up on North Sea beaches with a drop in water temperature.

[orkneycadian]

here is a photo of the fish we found today. what is it please.

Dead ??? [lol]