{"id":4222,"date":"2025-09-26T22:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/?page_id=4222"},"modified":"2025-10-04T22:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T22:19:15","slug":"search-gar-fish-or-garfish-barbados","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/lit-links\/fish\/garfish-in-barbados\/search-gar-fish-or-garfish-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"Search &#8220;Gar Fish&#8221; or Garfish + Barbados on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><small>Navigation<br \/>\nThis page is a subpage of  <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/lit-links\/fish\/garfish-in-barbados\/\">\u201cGar\u201d and \u201cGarfish\u201d in Barbados<\/a>.<br \/>\nView that page for related pages<\/small><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Some examples<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Barbadosphoto\/posts\/10159613402409929\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4224\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.36.37\u202fPM-718x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.36.37\u202fPM-718x1024.png 718w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.36.37\u202fPM-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.36.37\u202fPM-768x1095.png 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.36.37\u202fPM.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFrom the Comments:<br \/>\n&#8220;Called same here in Barbados&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;It\u2019s called a needlefish or a longtom.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Gyar in the VI&#8230;St Croix to be exact. Love them.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Yes, Gar fish in Barbados also&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Garfish&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>From a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=3195784020519892\">Video on Bajan Lifestyles<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.49.58\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4232\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.49.58\u202fPM-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.49.58\u202fPM-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.49.58\u202fPM-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.49.58\u202fPM-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.49.58\u202fPM.png 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The link goes to\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ozh1t2PZRek\">Oistens Jetty by Night<\/a> (below); the fish in the image are described Ballyhoo and Garfish, but at one point they wonder if the smaller fish is &#8220;Atlantic Saury&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.56.23\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4234\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.56.23\u202fPM-1024x863.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.56.23\u202fPM-1024x863.png 1024w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.56.23\u202fPM-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.56.23\u202fPM-768x647.png 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-7.56.23\u202fPM.png 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.13.15\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4237\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.13.15\u202fPM-1024x660.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.13.15\u202fPM-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.13.15\u202fPM-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.13.15\u202fPM-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.13.15\u202fPM.png 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A reference to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridge.com\/intelligences\/garfish\/BB\/supplier\">Frozen Garfish<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.16.31\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4239\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.16.31\u202fPM-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.16.31\u202fPM-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.16.31\u202fPM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-8.16.31\u202fPM-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>From: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZsEl7Q6DV60\">FUN FISHING BARBADOS COURTNEY CAUGHT 6 GARFISH AND LOLLY CAUGHT A STINGRAY<\/a> (YouTube Video 2022)<\/p>\n<p>Smaller &#8220;Garfish&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF1small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4243\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF1small-1024x727.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF1small-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF1small-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF1small-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF1small.png 1896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Smaller and a larger &#8220;Garfish&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lga.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4244\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lga-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lga-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lga-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lga-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lga.png 1870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The larger &#8220;Garfish&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lgb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4247\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lgb-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lgb-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lgb-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lgb-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GF2Lgb.png 1830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" 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View that page for related pages Some examples From the Comments: &#8220;Called same here in Barbados&#8221; &#8220;It\u2019s called a needlefish or a longtom.&#8221; &#8220;Gyar in the VI&#8230;St Croix &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/lit-links\/fish\/garfish-in-barbados\/search-gar-fish-or-garfish-barbados\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4164,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4222","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4222"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4410,"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4222\/revisions\/4410"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}