ID this fish please.

[Western_reefer]

Can anyone ID this fish? My guess would be that its in the squirrel fish family?

 

[sohalfr]

Member of Priacanthus family, bigeyes...
From atlantic area, could be P. arenatus
From indo-pacific area, could be P. hamrur

 

[Western_reefer]

Okay, thanks for the ID! Sucks that they get 15-20 inches long tho. Such a beautiful fish...

 

[tcmfish]

Just to clarify... its the Priacanthidae family... and they aren't always that red. That is a great pic, but after seeing them diving... they sure are cool, but most of the time are pale. This could be because I've seen them on day dives, and possibly during a night dive the red would intensify. Oh and the Genus is Priacanthus.