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black liquid from fish

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TriciaF Wed 14-May-14 11:18:59

I bought a fillet of ling today and was cutting it up - came to a small black bit which I thought was skin, cut into it and black liquid squirted out shock.
Luckily it didn't land on the white flesh, though I cut away the surrounding flesh which was stained.
Then washed the rest and am going to fry it in batter.
Any ideas what the black stuff was, and whether it's poisonous?

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jollyg Wed 14-May-14 11:39:19

Have you got a trained fishmonger, fillets should be just that

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Mishap Wed 14-May-14 12:04:55

I have just gone off fish!

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BeeWitch Wed 14-May-14 13:06:39

Perhaps it was its swim bladder? Left in when the fish was gutted?

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TriciaF Wed 14-May-14 13:31:59

Thanks for the replies.
Well we've eaten some of it and no problems so far!
I'm in France, and the only place to buy fish now is in the supermarkets. I think they receive the fish already "filleted" , the skin is usually removed too. There used to be a fishmonger but he got pushed out by Carrefour.
I might mention it next time I'm in the shop but doubt if they'll do anything.
It's very much a matter of caveat emptor here.

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JessM Thu 15-May-14 08:10:31

It might have been just fish blood. I studied the inside of the dogfish at length when i did A level Zoology but the inside of bony fish a bit of a mystery. Unless it was a puffer fish it was probably nothing to fuss about. grin

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Mamie Thu 15-May-14 08:33:51

Could it have an ink sac from a baby squid that had got attached? In which case, yum. I love black rice or pasta. grin

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TriciaF Thu 15-May-14 16:01:29

I think now that it was fish blood, maybe from the liver.
I must wear my glasses next time!

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