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15-06-2008, 07:16 AM
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| | | Loach or Young Barbel or....
Grateful if someone could give me a positive ID on the fish in this photograph please. A group of schoolchildren were very excitedly "pond dipping" in a fast gravelly run on the river. They also caught quite a few bullheads, readily identifiable by their wedge shape and huge pectoral fins. I was trout fishing nearby and the teacher came across and asked whether I could identify the fish in the photo. Initially I gave the answer young barbel, but a day or so later I began to have doubts, and I am now tending towards loach (stone loach?) However I have never seen either young barbel or loach at close range before so I would ask your help please. The fish were about three inches long.
I know the river holds barbel, as for loach, I really don't know.
Many thanks Loach? or Barbel? - Wild About Britain Pics |
15-06-2008, 08:27 AM
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I'd guess young barbel, but I can't find any pictures. |
15-06-2008, 08:42 AM
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The barbel has 4 barbels around the mouth, the stone loach has 6.
On this basis, they must be stone loach.  |
15-06-2008, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by djackso  I'd guess young barbel, but I can't find any pictures. | Thanks for that Djackso. I think I am still going for stone loach: there look to be 6 barbels, and the tail, not too easily visible, appears not to have the forked shape of a barbel.
Hope they are loach: until yesterday I didn't know about the river having resident bullheads, and it would be rather nice if it also has loach. |
15-06-2008, 08:03 PM
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Hi
yeah, I agree with Loach 
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15-06-2008, 08:52 PM
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I would go with Stone Loach. I found this page which if you scroll down shows a very similar image to yours. Sussex Ouse Conservation Society - Flora and Fauna - Fish
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16-06-2008, 06:58 AM
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Wow - they are lovely pictures - how do you do that? I mean - they seem to be posing for the camera - I thought they hid under stones - or at least, they did when I were a kid! |
16-06-2008, 07:00 AM
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Erm - I think I'm being a bit thick. I just noticed the background of stones  |
16-06-2008, 09:44 AM
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They are all stone loach... Nice pics though,,,
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