Scotch - these are just silty fish. Disclaimer - I ain't no stinkin' Ithyologist, I can't even spell it. But, I've noticed different fish from different places. For example, the Thames River fish are brown clime & gray and some of the fish caught out of there just after they leave look like "Thames" fish. The Providence river fish are often very bright, shiny, & deep purple on the backs - great looking fish - but this happens when there is a lot of clearing rains keeping the upper river relatively clean. Some new fish have the lice on them when they come in (but I don't know enough about that to be sure)... The tan fish you saw at the Wall are just a little dirty from the ponds where they've been hangine out for the winter... Well that's my story and ....
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