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any fish experts here?
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13 Oct 2009 Tue 07:31 pm |
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at moment am on holiday in north cyprus and snorkelling most days in med. this week i have come across a fish i have never seen in this bay before. its about 18 inches long, very thin like a pencil, white or transparent and its eye - only seems to be one - is a quarter of way down its body. in front of the eye seems to be a piece of skin in the shape of a sword. its like a small swordfish. its tail is about 3 inches long and looks like a piece of thin wire. anyone seen this while swimming off turkey??
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13 Oct 2009 Tue 09:40 pm |
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zargana
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13 Oct 2009 Tue 11:48 pm |
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zargana
what a swift from a diver to an angler congrats tami!!!!!!must be hidden talents of yours
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14 Oct 2009 Wed 02:55 pm |
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zargana
Ugggg! What a nasty looking little beast! That is why I hate to not see the bottom of the sea I am swimming in, cos of little critters like these swimming around my legs............. 
Thanks to John for drawing our attention to it!!!!!!
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14 Oct 2009 Wed 05:07 pm |
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Ugggg! What a nasty looking little beast! That is why I hate to not see the bottom of the sea I am swimming in, cos of little critters like these swimming around my legs.............
Thanks to John for drawing our attention to it!!!!!!
What a tasty little beast! Seriously, zargana is very tasty, especially if fried in batter, even though the bluish bones look a bit funny.
You should try it someday.
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14 Oct 2009 Wed 08:53 pm |
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you will be pleased to know that the zargana is not the fish i have seen. if i saw that i might give snorkelling up!!
the fish i saw was a quite meek compared to that. someone has told me it is part of the anchovy family.
i did say it looked like a small swordfish but maybe that was an exaggeation. but the mouth was long and narrow like a thin sword or blade.
anyway snorkelling over last night as now back in england and getting used to wearing a sweater - its only 12 degrees!!!
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15 Oct 2009 Thu 12:08 am |
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What you saw was a zargana alright !
One of those I gave unsuccesful lipo-suction and facelift operations...
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16 Oct 2009 Fri 06:54 pm |
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What a tasty little beast! Seriously, zargana is very tasty, especially if fried in batter, even though the bluish bones look a bit funny.
You should try it someday.
Ahhh now eating them is a different matter! Just don´t like to share the sea with them 
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16 Oct 2009 Fri 07:30 pm |
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Ahhh now eating them is a different matter! Just don´t like to share the sea with them
I have it on the grapewine that they share your sentiments...
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16 Oct 2009 Fri 07:52 pm |
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INSIDE INFORMATION
Those who are tempted to bag a few zarganas during summer vacation may get the best action if they try lightest weight line, no lead or a single very light weight lead (about 2 meters before the hook) plus a small and light weight silver hook. Best lure for zargana is bright red colored strings of silk or bright red thin silk strips. It is easy and heaps of fun to catch them.
Eat them fried.
Edited (10/16/2009) by AlphaF
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