Anyone know what this fish is?

[Trigger3]

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[shaun]

theres a thread about a fish that looks just like that. think its a sand smelt.

 

[northeast1]

Yer defo same as the other threads fish..strange we never seen them before and now we had 2 in a month or so.

Good size one as well by the looks of it.

 

[codseeker]

did ya keep it cud be a record contender

 

[Charlton]

common or European smelt, thats about the fourth landed in the last month or so

 

[Trigger3]

It's not mine, Steve Harper caught it in the tyne near Wallsend, 12". No one had a clue what it was. Never heard of a smelt before. Thanks for ID'ing it.

 

[col]

It's not mine, Steve Harper caught it in the tyne near Wallsend, 12". No one had a clue what it was. Never heard of a smelt before. Thanks for ID'ing it.

aye,defo a sand smelt,did you notice the teeth on its tongue

 

[Charlton]

It's not mine, Steve Harper caught it in the tyne near Wallsend, 12". No one had a clue what it was. Never heard of a smelt before. Thanks for ID'ing it.

told Gav the day Steve caught it

 

[Charlton]

aye,defo a sand smelt,did you notice the teeth on its tongue

its a European Smelt, not a sand smelt