Anyone know what this fish is

[Bill and Elaine]

http://homepage.mac.com/slaman/Aquarium/PhotoAlbum23.html


Click the link

 

[Andrew]

I have no idea but that fish is awesome looking.

 

[IanInDC]

Pictures are kind of dark.blurry... could it be a gurnard of some kind? What about a dwarf lion (the face looks like that a bit)?

 

[fittdog8848]

http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/bestfishguide/species/redgurnard.asp
Could be a gurnard?

 

[mr pink floyd]

go pats

 

[jamal-188]

I've seen it called a Leaf Fish before... not too sure how accurate that is.

 

[fittdog8848]

Could also be a type of juvenile herring

 

[lvreefer]

Wow that's a tough one. Possibly a kelpfish : http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/cmarmoratus2.htm

 

[Surfzup2k4]

quillfin blenny

 

[Bill and Elaine]

bump

 

[rich99rich]

It looks like a leaf fish to me. The fins and the fact that it "walks around" are typical of leaf fish. My friend had one that looked very similar, except that it was reddish, not green. Be careful, as the spines in its fins are venomous.

 

[Aescleah]

i am not sure what kind but my guess is its a blenny of some sort

Ashley

 

[willy21]

Some type of kelp blenny.

 

[Bill and Elaine]

bump

 

[mejiggery]

not a clue but looks a cool find

 

[Bill and Elaine]

OUT OF ALL OF THE REEFERS ON THIS SITE..........SOMEONE MUST KNOW WHAT THIS FISH IS

 

[ScooterNH]

Quillfin Blenny looks like a match

Quillfin Blenny looks like a match

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6758497#post6758497 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Surfzup2k4
quillfin blenny

Hey! I think you are right!!! Finally, I found a match that 99% looks right.
I did some googles on "quillfin blenny" and other than the coloration and a slightly different head crest, this is a very good match!

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=59745&what=species

Thanks so much for all the diggging and suggestions you guys have given ;-)

 

[Anemonebuff]

Is it is a type of wrasse. Do not remember the name though.

 

[Aescleah]

ok i was lookin thru some books and i am sorta flip floppin between wrasse and blenny cause of the fin structure, and i am still stumped i really want to know what this fish is.

Ashley

 

[NKT]

Paraclinus marmoratus, aka "marbled blenny". Relatively hardy, eats small crustaceans or whatever it can fit in its mouth. Tons of personality... enjoy him! Link to a pic of a specimen I kept maybe 4 yrs ago

http://www.pbase.com/nkt/image/2651296