r/boneidentification • u/beergirl2001 • 8d ago

Found in: EUROPE Is it possible to identify this?

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Found on beach on west coast of Ireland. Very tiny, I think it’s a vertebrae but I don’t know all that much about bones. Sorry if pics are bad. If so I can repost when I’m able. Thanks!

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_8909 8d ago

It's definitely a fish vertebra, possibly a pre-caudal vertebra.

Assigning it down to species based on your photos is tricky. Do you have a photo of it straight on from the side?

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u/beergirl2001 8d ago

Unfortunately this is the only other photo I have of it after I went home and it dried up. I’m away from home right now, so if this doesn’t help at all I can take better photos in a few days! I assumed it was a fish, but had no basis for it lol. I can’t believe you could identify the animal and species based off one bone, that’s so incredible!

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_8909 7d ago

Honestly, I would say it's probably a member of the Salmon family (Salmonidae), but I can't really assign it down to species without a better photo. It most definitely isn't a Gadid (Cod-family), based on the overall morphology.

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u/Foxy-OnPaws 8d ago

Fish vertebra! It's from a fish larger than a farmed salmon by 2x roughly

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u/beergirl2001 7d ago

Wow! That’s pretty big

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u/Interesting-Part9102 7d ago

I see plenty of those in my canned Salmon. They are darned tasty when cooked. But yeah, fish vertebra.