Check out what my friend caught diving the other day

[streetjudge79]

Diving off Pompano Beach, a buddy of mine who collects happened to come across this guy in about 50 feet of water. Look at the size of it!!!




http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/...76_1252261358121330_6045934878808823431_n.jpg

 

[blackthunda77]

Gorgeous specimen. Perfect health. Should be no regs on it since invasive right?

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[streetjudge79]

Yep, if it's invasive, you can remove it without penalty.

 

[adrian52492]

Mannn theirs a school of them in the inlet

 

[WLDSHARK]

very healthy size tang...

 

[knukles55]

Is that a purple tang? Were do they originate anyways

 

[bashment]

nice catch!

 

[Manfredo]

Is that a purple tang? Were do they originate anyways

Originally, the Red Sea, but I've read that they can now they can also be found in the Arabian Sea and Sri Lanka - and apparently, now off the coast of South Florida

 

[Lacy]

Beautiful fish. Had no idea they were invasive.

 

[Nanron]

At one time that Hillsboro inlet was full of purple tangs, yellow tangs and longnosed butterflies. Were probably dumped by some wholesaler for whatever reason. Some may have bred.

 

[MidwesternTexan]

NICE fish!

 

[blackthunda77]

Time to do some diving...

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[knukles55]

Wait a second...... This isn't no April fools prank is it?

 

[milsaltnewbie07]

Omg i want one so badly... get me one

 

[AquamanE]

Beautiful fish. Had no idea they were invasive.

Renee- We've heard of them being around for a while now. If I'm not mistaken the moment they are found out of their natural range they are considered invasive, in the sense they are invading other territories.

I ight be wrong though. Some better informed person here can comment.

 

[doradosteve]

At one time that Hillsboro inlet was full of purple tangs, yellow tangs and longnosed butterflies. Were probably dumped by some wholesaler for whatever reason. Some may have bred.

About 10 years ago, I caught a dozen clownfish in the Hillsboro inlet

 

[cubetank]

Hillsboro inlets seems the places to be. Catch everything there

 

[blackthunda77]

Anything else cool, non native anyone had caught there? Thread is starting to get interesting. Lol

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[Rcook9]

Off Tampa Bay you can catch all the lionfish you want while diving they are everywhere!

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[streetjudge79]

Lions are everywhere around Florida. My same buddy that caught the purple tang, had caught a semilavartus butterfly a while back as well. There is a website that shows some of the invasive fish that have been caught along with photos of them on the reef. They showed a big Emperor Angelfish. I'll have to find the site. Standbye