The gudgeon is a fairly widespread Irish freshwater fish but not many people have seen one. They’re quite pretty with a silvery, streamlined body, large spots on the flanks and an odd-shaped head with two whiskers, properly called barbels, hanging down from the mouth. They’re adapted to living on the gravel at the bottom of fast streams, though they’re occasionally found in slow-flowing or still water. They pass unnoticed because they’re small…
Irish Examiner, 12/09/16. Read the full article ‘Not many people have seen the gudgeon fish‘.
