Round Fish Warmwater

This section focuses on warmwater and reef fish, often referred to as 'exotics'. Predominantly found in warm, tropical waters around the world, exotics are flown into the UK daily - even fish from Australia can be at our branches within 48 hours of being caught. Some species included here, such as Sea Bass, Sea Breams and Red Mullet, are also found in more temperate waters, and can be found around the southerly coast of the UK in spring and summer.

Barracuda

A long, thin fish known by the French as ‘Brochet De Mer’ (Sea Pike) due to its appearance, but the sweet tasting, flaky flesh is something else!

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Barramundi

Similar to a large wild Sea Bass, and also known as Giant Sea Perch, though Barramundi has darker markings, and heavier scales

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Sea Bass

In the wild they are found from the Mediterranean up as far as the English Channel and Southerly parts of the North Sea in spring and summer.

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Croakers / Meagre / Drums / Jewfish

All species from the family Sciaenidae or Argyrosomus should be marketed under one of these names.

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Sea Breams

There is a wide range of Sea Breams out there, some do find their way up the Gulf Stream to the south coast, but the majority are fished in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa.

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Gilt Head Bream

The most popular, and highly regarded of the Sea Breams is the Gilt Head Bream (also known as Royal Bream).

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Snappers

There are a great many varieties of Snapper, including Five Line, Yellowtail, Silk, Crimson, Stripey, Moses, Mangrove Jack, Emperor and Goldband, but the undisputed heavyweight champion is the Red Snapper (Lutjanus sanguine).

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Emperors

They look a lot like Snappers, and are closely related, the difference being Emperors are species from the family Lethrinidae and Snappers are from the family Lutjanidae.

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Jobfish

Jobfish are all species of Aphareus, Aprion and Pristipomoides. Varieties include Goldband Jobfish and Job Jaune.

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Groupers

A rounder and fatter fish than most exotics, Groupers are an underrated fish, found in most tropical waters but usually imported from the Red Sea, the Seychelles, West coasts of Africa and Australia.

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Red Mullet

Not a large fish, ranging in size from 200g to 1kg, but has a big flavour, which comes from its diet of crustaceans.

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Moonfish / Opah

Also known as Opah, Moonfish is a stunning looking fish - round, with a thin body like Pomfret, with striking blue and pink skin with red fins.

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Parrotfish

The best-looking fish in the sea - its name perfectly suiting its appearance.

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Pomfret

An unusual looking fish, thin and round-shaped with black or silver skin.

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Wrasse

A distant relative of Parrot Fish, the two are similar and can be confused.

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