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Goldsinny wrasse

Ctenolabrus rupestris · Wrasse

Also called wrasse, goldsinny

Goldsinny wrasse
Photo: tuenf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What fish is this?Identify a fish from a photo

A small, slender wrasse of rocky, weedy shores, usually caught by accident on small baits.[1]

How to recognise it

  • Slender body with reddish or orange-brown colour.[1]
  • A dark spot near the front of the dorsal fin and another on the top of the tail base.[1]
  • Small: about 18 cm at most.[1]

When and where

Found over
rocky ground, weedy ground, rock pools, eelgrass[1]
Baits
small worm baits[1]

Sources

  1. Planet Sea Fishing: Goldsinny wrasse

These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.

Size and bag limit

Minimum size
Sizes vary along the coast. Pick your spot to see the rule there.
Bag limit
None set for the whole UK.
Minimum sizes around the UK
AreaMinimum size
Kent & Essex IFCANone
Sussex IFCA12 cm
Southern IFCA12 cm
Devon & Severn IFCANone
Cornwall IFCANone
Isles of Scilly IFCANot checked yet
North Western IFCANone
North Eastern IFCANot checked yet
Northumberland IFCANot checked yet
Eastern IFCANone
Welsh GovernmentNot checked yet
Scottish GovernmentNot checked yet
DAERA (Northern Ireland)Not checked yet