Dogfish and Huss I.D.

[Mad Mo]

Hi Lads,

 

I saw a detailed description once, regarding how to distinguish between a lesser and greater spotted dogfish, which showed the fifference between the nasal flaps.

Does anyone have pictures of the differences, to identify between the two?

Any help much appreciated.

 

Mo

[SandTiger]

Hi Lads,

 

I saw a detailed description once, regarding how to distinguish between a lesser and greater spotted dogfish...

Does anyone have pictures of the differences, to identify between the two?

Any help much appreciated.

Mo

 

GSD's have a more bulbose shape and teeth, sorta...

 

A pix...

 

 

 

see also...

 

http://www.ukshark.co.uk/sds1.htm

Edited July 22, 2006 by SandTiger

[Phil the Fish]

Hi Lads,

 

I saw a detailed description once, regarding how to distinguish between a lesser and greater spotted dogfish, which showed the fifference between the nasal flaps.

Does anyone have pictures of the differences, to identify between the two?

Any help much appreciated.

 

Mo

 

The lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) has nasal flaps that are continuous with each other and also with the top lip ..... have a look at the picture I took of a doggies mouth

 

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/lsd.html

 

In the case of the greater spotted dogfish / nursehound / bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris) the nasal flaps are seperate, and are not continuous with the top lip....

 

Really sorry i don't have a photo just line drawings... but I hope this helps....

 

--- If anyone is able to photograph the underside of a bull huss head in the same way as I've done above with the LSD, I'd be very interested in using it for the Aquarium Project (also need a good quality pic of the whole fish WITHOUT angler) --- there you go all you happy Boat People a summer mission for you...

 

Phil

[Mad Mo]

The lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) has nasal flaps that are continuous with each other and also with the top lip ..... have a look at the picture I took of a doggies mouth

 

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/lsd.html

 

In the case of the greater spotted dogfish / nursehound / bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris) the nasal flaps are seperate, and are not continuous with the top lip....

 

Really sorry i don't have a photo just line drawings... but I hope this helps....

 

--- If anyone is able to photograph the underside of a bull huss head in the same way as I've done above with the LSD, I'd be very interested in using it for the Aquarium Project (also need a good quality pic of the whole fish WITHOUT angler) --- there you go all you happy Boat People a summer mission for you...

 

Phil

Thanks for the info lads,

 

Also found some useful info here: http://www.cfb.ie/pdf/fishbook.pdf

 

Mo

[Phil the Fish]

Ian Burrett has very kindly sent me some pix that I have now uploaded showing the nasal flaps of a bull huss, along with the relative position of the dorsal fins to the pelvic and anal fins below .... hope this helps you further Mo.

 

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/g...teddogfish.html

 

Many thanks to Ian

 

 

Phil

Edited July 31, 2006 by Phil the Fish