Very strange looking fish!! ID please :)
Submitted by sarey on Tue, 2011-12-27 13:00
Took a snap of this strange pair of fishies at the markets.
Anyone out there got a ID on them???
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nackers
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monk fish
monk fish i think
brg
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mutant lizards
mutant lizards
till
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Yeah look like monkfish,
Yeah look like monkfish, pretty tasty if you know what to do with the ugly beasties.
sarey
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looks nasty
haha any recipes?
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till
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The only place I've eaten it
The only place I've eaten it is at El Bulli, and trust me you don't want their recipies.
bod
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monkfish
known as poor man's lobster. Google Monkfish recipes.
[http://fishwrecked.com/image/monk-fish#comment-2915]
cahal.dahm
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looks like a giant stonefish
looks like a giant stonefish
sarey
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el bulli
"the best restaurant in the world" is closed. haha
bod- that doesnt look like my photo, is it skinned or something?
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bod
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yeah.
mediterranean relative - the most common monkfish. There are four main types - from the Mediterranean, Eastern America, Northern Europe and North Sea.
Oz monkfish are more commonly known as Stargazers. Supposedly taste as good but are caught as a bycatch, so not so commonly seen in shops.
photo: sea-ex.com
ealzee
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STARGAZER
yeah i was gonna say a Stargazer and apparently they are very good eating.......
kill it??? eat it!!!!
jphall
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Monk fish alright
Aye it looks like a monkfish alright. My mates back home in Ireland skipper trawlers and catch the north atlantic type, its a prized fish and makes good money.
It super good eating, cut it up into little cubes give it a lite batter and fry! You'd think you we're eating prawn!
mlayton76
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A face only a mother could love
A face only a mother could love!
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fisher12
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Monkfish
yeah thats a monkfish alright
PattyT
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Looks like a flounder and a
Looks like a flounder and a flatty has some sexy time together.. a floundhead, haha
fisher12
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looks like
looks like a giant freaky flathead
sarey
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haha floundhead. yeah it
haha floundhead. yeah it didnt smell too good at these markets, not very appealing.
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