Fish ID needed

[nivram]

I think it's some kind of hogfish. What do you think?

 

[Hormigaquatica]

A very tiny Cuban Hogfish, Bodianus pulchellus, maybe?

 

[nivram]

I don't think its a Cuban hog. The body shape is different.

 

[jaa1456]

Looks pretty cool whatever it is, I have no idea what it could be. Do you still have it?

 

[evolved]

Collected in the keys?

 

[nivram]

Collected in the keys?

I have no idea where it was collected.

Here is a better pic.

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

Really does look like a baby hogfish of some sort.

 

[nivram]

Bump. Any other guesses? Couple more pics. Pleas excuse the quality and the mess

 

[SDguy]

Bodianus axillaris has the correctly placed spots as an adult , but the color is all wrong, and this is obviously a tiny juvenile.

 

[evolved]

Bodianus axillaris has the correctly placed spots as an adult , but the color is all wrong, and this is obviously a tiny juvenile.

And the juvi coloration of those is way off for this guy: http://www.fishbase.org/photos/thumbnailssummary.php?ID=5498

I'm stumped on this one myself. I looked a few days ago when I first saw your thread, and I haven't been able to figure it out. I'm with Peter on this one, or at least what he's implied; whatever it is, it's going to look quite different as an adult. Which makes I.D.'ing it difficult.

 

[SDguy]

but the color is all wrong, and this is obviously a tiny juvenile.

And the juvi coloration of those is way off for this guy:

yup.

 

[Rapide]

LOL! It's not a Hogfish, it's a wrasse! A MONSTER one... It's a juvenile Semicossyphus pulcher.

 

[Rapide]

Say hello to Mommy...

 

[RDtrack]

Looks like Rapide is correct.

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Fish/Semicossyphus pulcher.htm

 

[evolved]

:eek2:

You have a 3' fish. Time for a plan!

 

[SDguy]

Huh, so that's what sheephead babies look like!

 

[SDguy]

LOL! It's not a Hogfish, it's a wrasse! A MONSTER one... It's a juvenile Semicossyphus pulcher.

Friendly looking too :lol:

 

[Rapide]

Awww... Like a puppy <3

 

[Monkeyfish]

That is one awesome wrasse.

 

[aandfsoccr04]

What.....seriously!?!?!?