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Dab (Limanda limanda) -
Oval shaped fish with a rough dark brown skin.
Habitat -
The Dab can be found on sand / shell grit bottoms.
Diet -
Lugworm, Ragworm, stale Lugworm is commonly used Methods - Fishing 3 baits close to the shore.
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Dover Sole (Microstomus pacificus) -
Oval shaped fish with a rough dark brown skin.
Habitat -
Burrows into sandy and muddy bottoms.
Diet -
Feeds on worms, mollusks and small crustaceans at night.
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Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) -
A slender, dark spotted catshark with greatly expanded anterior nasal flaps, reaching mouth and covering shallow nasoral grooves, labial furrows on lower jaw only, second dorsal fin much smaller than first.
Habitat -
Most common in water from 20m to 75m, normally over a clean sand sea bed.
Diet -
Dogfish are mainly scavengers, relying upon their exceptional sense of smell to locate prey. Although they can take live fish, they are not designed to chase down anything fast moving. their diet is made up of molluscs, crustaceans and slow moving bottom-dwelling fish.
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European Flounder (Platichthys flesus) -
Oval shaped fish with a rough dark brown skin.
Habitat -
Widesread, Normally found close to the shore, sometimes within just a couple of feet.
Diet -
Ragworm, Lugworm, Peeler crab in spring.
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European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
The name Dicentrarchus derives from the presence of two dorsal fins. It has silver sides and a white belly. Juvenile fish maintain black spots on the back and sides, a feature that can create confusion with Dicentrarchus punctatus. This fish's operculum is serrated and spined.
Habitat -
Can be found very close to the shore often, loving the surf.
Diet -
Mackerel Fillet, small Pout live/dead, Lugworm, Ragworm, Peeler Crab.
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