Line
Class
kgs |
Line
Class
lbs |
Weight
in
kgs |
Weight
in
lbs. ozs |
Place
of
capture |
Country
of
capture |
Date
of
capture |
Name
of
angler |
FORKBEARD, GREATER / PHYCIS BLENNOIDES |
| 6 |
12 |
1.90 |
4.3 |
Detached Mole |
Gibraltar |
210495 |
L. Dyer |
| AT |
AT |
4.32 |
9.8 |
Europa Point |
Gibraltar |
020599 |
A. Cano |
| SH |
SH |
2.57 |
5.10 |
Detached Mole |
Gibraltar |
040596 |
B. Soiza |
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The greater forkbeard ( Phycis Blennoides) is common off south west Britain and southwards, and an important food fish in the Mediterranean. Found over mud and sand bottoms it feeds mainly on crustaceans.
Grey-brown upper body and sides, light grey or silvery ventrally with dark lateral line.
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