Rarities underwater

[sharky334]

WOW, incredible pictures! That is why I want to make scuba diving my next sport & to see them in their natural environment!

 

[zachfishman]

That is one great looking hybrid... P. imperator and P. chrysurus overlap along the Indian Ocean coast of Africa, and the species that I posted above are from the Atlantic coast of Africa. But I did some diving in the Seychelles not long ago and all I saw was "normal" fish...

Now, these odd lines in the hybrid you showed reminded me of a really odd looking Acanthurus lineatus that I saw in Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) last year:

This guy doesn't look like a hybrid, just something really odd, maybe a genetic defect.

Genetic defect = 1000% markup haha. Absolutely beautiful.

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Just got back from vacation and was looking for more pics to post... Couldn't find it for awhile, not a sticky anymore?

 

[Luiz Rocha]

So here we go, first a not so rare one but pretty, Holacanthus passer, photographed in Panama:

And a juvenile Scolopsis photographed at the Seychelles that I am still trying to ID:

 

[flying_dutchman]

For more pictures!

 

[StripestheEel]

Hi Luiz,

Great photos, definitely one of the best threads on here visually.

Have you ever come to Australia to research or go on vacation?

Would be great to see our local specimens photographed by you.

 

[Korrine]

As always, thanks so much for taking the time to share the wonders of the ocean with us It's greatly appreciated!!

 

[iamwrasseman]

some very beautiful fish on this tread for sure keep it up !

 

[sivert55]

don't let it die!

 

[myerst2]

Have been off the forums for a while and will help to fill the void a bit. Though not all rarities. Rare for the fact that they are so huge and healthy. T

 

[myerst2]

Few more.....

 

[Ebn]

And a juvenile Scolopsis photographed at the Seychelles that I am still trying to ID:

Saw this one in S. Michael's book. I'll look it up when I get home later tonight.

 

[Ebn]

Looks like Scolopsis frenatus.

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Resurrecting this thread with a couple of pictures I took in Fiji last week. Didn't take many pictures there, the weather was crappy the whole time!

Genicanthus melanospilos

Amphiprion barberi

 

[Beaun]

Great to see this thread back, thanks Luiz.

 

[lvpd186]

Great photos! I hope you don't mind me adding a couple of rare ones (taken over at a friends house, not in the wild):

 

[sivert55]

Borbonius

Borbonius

I love those borbonius anthias. The males get some dark pink and vivid gold coloration in maturity. LVPD186, where did you take that picture?

 

[lvpd186]

A local reefer has an amazing tank and let me come over and take some photos. He has a ton of sweet fish.

 

[Jacob D]

A local reefer has an amazing tank and let me come over and take some photos. He has a ton of sweet fish.

Hmmm... not hard to guess who that is!

Sweet fairy wrasses. The earlei is my holy grail of fairy wrasses.

 

[lvpd186]

:lolspin: true, huskerreef has a sweet collection. I'm just lucky enough to live close by.