Hi! Here is something a little different for ID. My husband bought me a set of beautiful fish plates for a present. I recognize a carp and a "gar" and one or two others but I'm hoping someone can tell me the exact genus and species of each fish. Or, if not that, then at least what family the fish belongs to.
Plate 1 is a Yellow Perch
Plate 2 Don't know
Plate 3 is a carp
Plate 4 is a pike or pickerel (the picture is generalized and not exactly right for either).
Plate 5 is a Brown trout
Plate 6 is a Rainbow trout
Viktor Jarikov wrote:Obviously of European origin.
European perch, an analog of the american LMB and SMB, can reach 2' and 11 lb.
Good catch on the roach. Anyone can point out for my education why it cannot be a rudd aka Scardinius erythrophthalmus ?
The rudd is a surface feeder so the lower lip is longer than the top. They are generally deeper in the body and more golden coloured than roach too. All of these species are widespread here in Ireland bar rainbow trout - these are only found in stocked fisheries. The specimen size for European perch here is around 3lbs, I believe the Irish record is somewhere around 5lb. They reach larger sizes in warmer waters but 11lb would be astonishing.