Hello, This is just a silhouette photograph (in effect) of a fish washed up on more than one occasion on Southend beach. ...
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O'Neill, David
oneilldavidj
Feb 27, 2007 7:49 pm
This appears to be a POLKADOT BATFISH or a close relative. Order - Perciformes Family - Ogcocephalidae Genus - Ogcocephalus Species - cubifrons Ogcocephalus...
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quigleydeclan
Feb 27, 2007 8:54 pm
It could also be the Atlantic Batfish Dibranchus atlanticus (Peters, 1876) which has recently been recorded on at least three occasions in Biscay. Buit, M.A. &...
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holtdavy
Feb 27, 2007 9:13 pm
Hiya, It's the remains of a Thornback Ray (Raja Clavata) after the Wings have been removed :(...
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O'Neill, David
oneilldavidj
Feb 27, 2007 9:38 pm
I agree that Dibranchus is more probable than Ogcocephalus cubifrons (Which is found in south Florida). ... From: Glaucus@... on behalf of...
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Douglas Herdson
fishdatabase
Feb 28, 2007 10:28 am
Hi there I agree with Davy, Roker or Thornback Ray Raja clavata, especially as it has been washed up on more than one weekend. Fishermen cut the wings off at...
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Brian Ecclestone
ecclebrick
Mar 1, 2007 4:44 pm
Its in a public album within the Gaucus Yahoo Group ... click on Photos in Menu ... http://uk.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glaucus/photos/view/cd71?b=1 Brian ...
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Guido Rappé
guido.rappe
Mar 1, 2007 5:49 pm
I hope this was meant as a joke. This 'fish' has a name in Flemish Ostend dialect: it is called a 'karregat', 'kar' meaning chariot or wagon and 'gat' meaning...
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glaucus25
Mar 10, 2007 10:37 am
Hello, The picture was very poor. It was not meant as a joke. The long tail of this fish reduced the possibilities down to sharks or rays or ratfish. It was...
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davy
holtdavy
Mar 10, 2007 7:23 pm
Hiya Andy, Given the markings on the carcase and the fact that the tail has barred markings it points to Thornback (raja clavata) as being the only species it...
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Andrew Johnson
cantorisdecani
Mar 11, 2007 3:55 pm
Hi! I hope you'll forgive the first part of this message for being geographically off-topic but The Med is not too far away... I came across this very strange...
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Richard Lord
cirolana
Mar 11, 2007 4:15 pm
Fish skeleton on a Mediterranean beach is of a flying gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans. Best wishes, Yours sincerely, Richard Richard Lord Guernsey GY1 1BQ ...
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Andrew Johnson
cantorisdecani
Mar 11, 2007 7:18 pm
Hi! ... Excellent! Thank you very much for that. Now I know the name I've come across the following pic on a Spanish site: ...
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glaucus25
Mar 11, 2007 10:36 pm
Gulf Stream Research http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/51963? fulltext=true...
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seawatch17
Mar 12, 2007 10:22 am
Hello all I find this story fascinating and reminds me of a fish who's remains were washed up on Littlehampton beach West Sussex about 3 years ago. I was...
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glaucus25
Mar 13, 2007 10:47 am
Hello. This is a difficult read: The Gulf Stream by Bruno Voituriez Publisher: UNESCO ISBN: 92-3- 103995-4 222 pages, figures, glossary, bibliography The Gulf...
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glaucus25
Mar 13, 2007 11:41 am
Hello, Corkwing Wrasse, Symphodus melops Is this species present around the Shetland Isles %/or Orkneys please? Cheers Andy Horton. glaucus@... ... ...
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davy
holtdavy
Mar 13, 2007 8:38 pm
Hiya, I'm pretty certain it is, I've got a mate that catches them regularly in Norway further North...
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glaucus25
Mar 15, 2007 4:06 pm
Consultation on a Marine Bill White Paper, A Sea of Change http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/marinebill-whitepaper07/letter.htm ...
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glaucus25
Mar 17, 2007 3:10 pm
Hello, Lancing Beach http://www.glaucus.org.uk/LancingBeach.htm There is a low spring tide on Sunday afternoon, 18 March 2007 about 4:00 pm arrival time. I am...
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glaucus25
Mar 18, 2007 11:24 pm
... From: Nicolas Jouault To: Marine Wildlife of the North-east Atlantic Ocean (Mailspaces) Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 11:12 PM Subject: [glaucus]...
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Jayne Herbert
jzhfarwest
Mar 19, 2007 9:35 am
The Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly requires a Manager The Records Centre Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation...
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jac volbeda
jacbaleshare
Mar 19, 2007 3:56 pm
And again a dolphin on Baleshare beach Scotland This time an adult male Atlantic White sided. Have not seen this species here before. Unfortunately it died...
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Jayne Herbert
jzhfarwest
Mar 19, 2007 4:32 pm
People may say there are 'plenty more fish in the sea' but some species such as cuttlefish and pink sea fans are threatened by our destructive activities,...
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glaucus25
Mar 19, 2007 4:33 pm
Hello Jac, Thanks you for your dolphin report. It will be uploaded shortly to the News pages. Winter 2007 News http://www.glaucus.org.uk/News2007Winter.htm ...
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Jayne Herbert
jzhfarwest
Mar 28, 2007 4:10 pm
Just a note to let members know that I have just updated the Marine Strandings data on the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website at ...
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Douglas Herdson
fishdatabase
Mar 29, 2007 10:01 am
Dear All After masses of reports of strandings of triggerfish ( also a few boarfish and ocean pufferfish) from November through to January, I have not had a...
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keith.hiscock@...
keithhiscock
Mar 29, 2007 4:18 pm
Of course, one year we are expecting trigger fish to over-winter. So, at the weekend (25 March) I checked out one of the locations where they were most...
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Erick Staal
elstaal2002
Mar 29, 2007 6:46 pm
Given the mild winter I'll place my bet on 23rd of April. ;-). Erick...
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seawatch17
Mar 30, 2007 12:31 pm
Hi all For anyone anyone who may be interested I will be running an open course for Sussex University starting this April, looking at Shoreham Local Nature...
