Maanvis-Moonfish? (1 Viewer)

Raydes

Dinosaur in action

• Dec 31, 2003

• #1

Hi all,

I don't know the English or Scientific name for it, but it looked nice for me to report it here!

This fish was washed upon the beach at the Belgian coast yesterday.

Regards Raymond.

 

Raydes

Dinosaur in action

• Dec 31, 2003

• #2

Second try for the image

Sorry for the double post!

I couldn't see the image in the first post ?
Maybe better now?
Picture taken with courtesy off photographer!

Raymond

 

Andrew Rowlands

Well-known member

• Dec 31, 2003

• #3

Hi Raymond,

I've not seen one but I think it's called Sunfish in English - occasionally seen in Summer in our waters.

Did you see it?

Andy.

 

Raydes

Dinosaur in action

• Dec 31, 2003

• #4

Hi Andy,

I didn't take the picture but got permission to use it here from my friend Leo Janssen who found the fish and also took the picture
Thanks for the info SUNFISH !

Raymond

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Dec 31, 2003

• #5

Hi Raydes,

Yes, Sunfish Mola mola. I saw two of them in the North Sea 19km off Blyth on 1st September 2002. They are very rare in this area: the boatman said they were the third and fourth he had seen in 30 years of fishing in the area - two in 30 years, and then two more in one day!

The same day we also saw a Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus . . . .

Michael

 

H

HH75

Well-known member

• Jan 3, 2004

• #6

Hi Raymond,
Sunfish are regularly seen in the waters off of S and SW Ireland(and probably further north along the west coast too?)during the summer months: see a few every year while seawatching.
Harry H

 

Raydes

Dinosaur in action

• Jan 4, 2004

• #7

Thanks for the info Michael & Harry,

I know now that they are not annually here, and that it seems the years they occur they come in small numbers.
And most often in wintertime, rare in summer.
According to a local veterinary is it the colder water slows down their heartbeat!,what causes their stranding.

Greetz Raymond.