14 December 2008.
The Atlantic pomfret is a migratory fish species. It usually lives in the deep Atlantic.
Sometimes, these fish take a wrong direction while migrating. Then, they may find themselves in the shallow North Sea. Then, they, rarely, may beach on the coasts of the Netherlands.
Such a rare event is happening right now. Photo’s are here.
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Saw one of these today at Sunderland, North East coast
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Hi Paul, quite possibly this species. It is a bit late in the year for it, but on the other hand, there has not been much really cold weather yet this autumn and winter.
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I took a photo will try to send it I am certain it is the same fish
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Hi Paul, it probably is, as its closest relative which looks similar lives in the Pacific ocean.
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Thanks Petrei
it just looked completely wrong in that environment
it just didn’t belong!
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Yes, it usually lives in the deeper parts of the Atlantic.
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Si on December 26, 2008 at 11:39 pm said:
Hi I live across the North Sea from you in Holland, in Redcar on the North East coast of England, and have seen these fish washed up on the shore line here. They appeared last week.
Administrator on December 26, 2008 at 11:51 pm said: Edit
Hi Si, yes, they usually beach during their December migration. Probably more so in England than in the Netherlands, as their normal migration way is to the west of Scotland.
Vyv Mathews on March 5, 2009 at 1:06 am said: Edit
I took a photo of one of these fish washed up on Wells Beach in North Norfolk, England on 8 January 2009.
Administrator on March 5, 2009 at 1:11 am said: Edit
Hi Vyv, is that photo on the Internet?
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