[David Davies]

is it a steel pompano?
 ???

[stickleback]

After extensive research I reckon it's a Pacific Pomfret ?

[Jay Scott]

  Its a tricky one.. as far as my knowledge goes (which isn't very far) it looks like a member of the Trachinous family maybe a shortfin or plata pompano.

Jay

[Jim Doyle]

Its a fish!!!!!

[Bronzebommer]

Rob
Seeing as you are acting so smug over this, did you know exactly what it was when you first saw it?

Matt

[Mike Barrio]

Rob
Seeing as you are acting so smug over this, did you know exactly what it was when you first saw it?

Matt

Good question!

[Irvine Ross]

More important!!

Has the EU agreed a quota for these things with Norway

Irvine

PS looks like a close relative of the Australasian Snapper but I only found that out from an internet search. How did it get into our coastal waters?

[Noel Kelly]

Rays Bream.

[Mike Barrio]

A Brama Brama? 

[Jay Scott]

I think Noel's got it 

[Mike Barrio]

A Brama Brama ....... http://afishblog.com/?p=73

Cheers
Mike

[Jay Scott]

I'm confused now  i'll just watch 

Jay

[stickleback]

I think you got it Mike.  Your's is the Atlantic version, mine's has a wee bit too far to swim from the Pacific    They're very similar though http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/salmon/FishID/Brama_japonica.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/salmon/FishID/FishIDLists.asp&usg=__jOiwl8VGPhBmHZKsMJ_hOZZnetA=&h=720&w=960&sz=77&hl=en&start=9&um=1&tbnid=vtplEP3jba5KhM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=148&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbrama%2Bbrama%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBS_enGB312GB312%26um%3D1

[Noel Kelly]

Rays Bream/Brama Brama same thing. Was reading about them recently. Quiet a few turning up around the coast. Also read that they migrate northwards along the east coast of the UK this time of year but that was just a posting on a forum so not sure of the accuracy.
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Bramabrama.htm

[stickleback]

Anyone know what they taste like