Bony Fish





Angler Fish
Lophius piscatorius
Bottom dwelling & well camoflaged.more...
Ballan Wrasse
Labrus bergylta
Largest of European Wrasse species.more...
Black Goby
Gobius niger
Up to 17 cm in length. Found in sandy or muddy areas .more...
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Brill is a very large, broad bodied, left-eyed flatfish.more...
Butterfish
Pholis gunnellus
The butterfish has a long, slender, eel-like body.more...
Butterfly Blenny
Blennius ocellaris
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Cod
Gadus morhua
Usually encounter cod near rocky areas or around wrecks.more...
Coley
Pollachius virens
Usually encountered in rocky areas or near wrecks.more...
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
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Conger
Conger conger
Congers live holes in rock or in wrecks, pier pilings, harbmore...
Connemara ClingFish
Lepadogaster candollei
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Corkwing
Crenilabrus melops
Adult fish can reaching a maximum length of 25cm.more...
Couchs Goby
Gobius couchi
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Cuckoo Wrasse
Labrus mixtus
Cuckoo wrasse are mainly found in rocky areasmore...
Cuttlefish
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Dab
Limanda limanda
The dab is similar in shape to the plaice and flounder.more...
Dragonet
Callionymus lyra
Usually found on sandy or muddy seabedsmore...
Eckstroms Topknot
Phrynorhombus regius
Usually encountered amongst rocks.more...
Flounder
Platichthys flesus
This flatfish is oval in shape and is usually right-eyed.more...
Friess Goby
Lesueurigobius friesii
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Goldsinny
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Smallest wrasse that occurs around Irelandmore...
Greater Pipefish
Syngnathus acus
Common in Wicklow.more...
Grey Gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus
Like all gurnards it has a large headmore...
Grey Trigger Fish
Balistes carolinensis
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Hook Nose
Agonus cataphractus
Body is covered in hard bony platesmore...
Leopard Spotted Goby
Thorogobius ephippiatus
The leopard-spotted goby lives in ledges and crevices.more...
Ling
Molva molva
Usually encountered by divers in crevices or ledgesmore...
Long Spined Sea Scorpion
Taurulus bubalis
Relatively small and reaches a maximum length of 17.5cm.more...
Megrim
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Mostly found on soft mud or muddy sand at depthsmore...
Montagus Blenny
Coryphoblennius galerita
This is a small blenny with adults attaining a maximum lengtmore...
Norwegian Topknot
Phrynorhombus norvegicus
Smallest of the topknots, reaching a maximum length of 12cm.more...
Painted Goby
Pomatoschistus pictus
The painted goby is usually found on coarse sand or gravel .more...
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
One of the commonest flatfish encountered by diversmore...
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Shoals are often encountered in rocky areas or near wrecks.more...
Poor Cod
Trisopterus minutus
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Pouting
Trisopterus luscus
Pouting are usually encountered in shoals around rocky areasmore...
Red Blenny
Parablennius ruber
This species is found on rocky ledges and in crevices.more...
Red Gurnard
Aspitrigla cuculus
This fish can be found on a variety of seabeds including sanmore...
Red-Mouthed Goby
Gobius cruentatus
usually found among rock and boulders in sheltered inlets atmore...
Reticulated Dragonet
Callionymus reticulatus
Can be found on coarse sand or gravel from the low shore to more...
Rock Goby
Gobius paganellus
The rock goby is a moderately large goby with adults reachinmore...
Sand Goby
Pomatoschistus minutus
The sand goby lives in sandy or muddy areas.more...
Sea Snail
Liparis liparis
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Shanny
Lipophrys pholis
Can easily be distinguished from other blennies by its lack more...
Short Spined Sea Scorpion
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Like all scorpion fish this species has a broad, spiny head more...
Small-Mouthed Wrasse
Centrolabrus exoletus
Usually found on seaweed covered rock or boulders at depths more...
Sole
Solea solea
A right-eyed flatfish which has a very distinctive shaped hemore...
Sunfish
Mola mola
Lives in open water and usually spotted swimming at the surfmore...
Three Bearded Rockling
Gaidropsarus vulgaris
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Tompot Blenny
Parablennius gattorugine
Usually found in holes, on rocky ledges or amongst boulders more...
Topknot
Zeugopterus punctatus
Usually found beneath boulders or overhangs in rock on the lmore...
Tub Gurnard
Trigla lucerna
The tub gurnard is the largest of the European gurnards reacmore...
Two Spotted ClingFish
Diplecogaster bimaculata
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Two-Spotted Goby
Gobiusculus flavescens
unusual amongst gobies in that it spends most of its life swmore...
Whiting
Trisopterus luscus
Usually encountered in small or large shoals around rocky armore...
Yarrells Blenny
Chirolophis ascanii
This species is usually found hiding in crevices in rock or more...