Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England (1 Viewer)

[Brett Richards]

Carp, just like the ones introduced to my local park

I'd like to see a photo then, can't believe they look like the Bempton fish. I see Carp all the time in Thornwick Pool here at Flamborough, but I've never seen one that that. I won't be eating my hat just yet.

 

[Brett Richards]

I'd like to see a photo then, can't believe they look like the Bempton fish. I see Carp all the time in Thornwick Pool here at Flamborough, but I've never seen one that that. I won't be eating my hat just yet.

Just posted a video

Not as good as I would have liked as the fish didn't come as near as it did the other day. Note the dorsal fin raised briefly at 34 seconds in. The fish is swimming backwards at that point.

 

[P T Treloar]

I have seen large Tench feeding in this manner and the shape of the tail in your photos suggests this might be your answer and they also hold their dorsal fins tight when feeding like this which makes them look short. Hope this helps.

 

[PYRTLE]

I think the refraction from the water is exaggerating any abnormal appearance with the head etc under the surface...the humpback silhouette is fairly standard for some leather or mirror carp when in spawning condition though an abnormality / deformity cannot be ruled out.

 

[Brett Richards]

I have seen large Tench feeding in this manner and the shape of the tail in your photos suggests this might be your answer and they also hold their dorsal fins tight when feeding like this which makes them look short. Hope this helps.

A bit puzzled by this reply as I have never been able to see the tail.

 

[P T Treloar]

Apologies Brett, my mistake, I thought that it was the tail showing not the dorsal fin in your photos.

 

[Brett Richards]

Apologies Brett, my mistake, I thought that it was the tail showing not the dorsal fin in your photos.

I made the same mistake initially.

 

[jogresh]

Dorsal fin wrong for an eel, but a good suggestion; I wonder if it has some sort of horrible deformity.

I don't think that's it's dorsal fin - I think it's it's tail 🤔

 

[Brett Richards]

I don't think that's it's dorsal fin - I think it's it's tail 🤔

It's definitely its dorsal fin.

 

[dantheman]

Maybe time to call in the big guns?

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/loch-ness-monster-nasa-urged-to-help-with-new-search

 

[Brett Richards]

Maybe time to call in the big guns?

A net would be kinder

 

[dantheman]

A net would be kinder

Something along those lines did cross my mind as I was typing ... ;-)

 

[jogresh]

Keep us posted Brett! 🤔🤷🤞