The haddock is a member of the cod family with three dorsal fins, the first of which is triangular and two anal fins. The lower jaw is shorter than the …
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The red gurnard, like others in this family has a sloping, hard bony head with spines on it and the gill plates. It has a stocky, tapered body with large …
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The grey gurnard has a slim, tapered body with the typical gurnard hard head and feeler like pectoral fin rays. The lateral line has a series of bony knobs along …
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The garfish has a distinctive elongated body with a long beak like set of hard jaws.
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The conger has a round, elongated body and a continuous dorsal fin which merges with the ventral fin. Unlike the common eel the dorsal fin starts near to the pectoral …
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The common eel has a round, elongated body and a continuous dorsal fin which joins with the ventral fin at the tail. The dorsal fin starts well down its back, …
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The coalfish is similar to the pollack in body shape although the larger specimens tend to have a rounder cross section. The first anal fin starts below the gap between …
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The catfish or wolf fish is a long bodied species with no pelvic fins. The dorsal and anal fins are long with the dorsal starting above the gill plate.
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While the red bream has the basic bream family shape it is not as deep bodied as some and has a rounded head. It has large eyes and long pectoral …
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The gilthead bream has the typical deep, flat profile bream shape. It has a distinct bump on the head above the gills. The front teeth are sharp and pointed whereas …