Show Your Skills on ID

[seafansar]

Bodianus bilunulatus?

 

[coralite]

Nope.

 

[yukonblizzard]

Long Spine squirrelfish? Or hawaiian squirrelfish, Sargocentron Xantherythrum?

 

[coralite]

I figure I'll back out on the fish's view since this isnt a very easy one.

 

[coralite]

Dang, this must be a hard one cause no one is guessing. Maybe this is a species which warrants the entire image.

 

[JHemdal]

Well, I guess I need more than the whole image! Some of the meristics match that of a Holocentrid; ctenoid scales, large eyes, what seems to be spines on the anal and pelvic fins, however, there don't seem to be enough dorsal spines, I can't see if there are cheek spines present and pupil of the eye seems really elongated.

How about a hint concerning its natural history?

Jay

 

[myerst2]

That is one dead sexy fish!!!!! Very interested to see what this fish is. T

 

[seafansar]

Bump. What kind of fish is that?

 

[coralite]

The fish is Lepidoperca tasmanica, the wavy line sea bass. I pass the next image post on to whoever wants it.

 

[JHemdal]

48 hours without a post? I really didn't want to hog this thread, but nobody else has come forward, so here is something to keep it going:

After I made this crop, I could hardly tell what it was myself, so I'll give hints and/or open the crop throughout the day if need be.

Jay

 

[JHemdal]

Hint #1 - the head of this fish is to the left of the frame.

 

[coralite]

Nile perch?

I dont know, it looks more like a fish I would see at the supermarket than one I would see at the LFS.

 

[JHemdal]

Hint #2 - this species looks much better when its smaller and also a bit nicer when its larger - this sub-adult one is at just about the ugliest point in its life....

Jay

 

[joetbs]

is it a Bird Wrasse? Gomphosus or whatever?

 

[JHemdal]

Joe,

Correct family, wrong genus...
Here is a larger crop:

Jay

 

[sohalfr]

Coris aygula, juv form turning adult ?

 

[JHemdal]

sohalfr,

Yep! Your turn to post a picture, or defer to sombody else if you want to pass!

Here is the full shot:

Jay

 

[sohalfr]

OK, here it is...

Pascal

 

[coralite]

That could be the eye of many different tangs. I'm guessing Acanthurus chirurgus, the Doctorfish.

 

[JHemdal]

coralite,

What about that "skin fold" or crease at the front? For some reason, I'm thinking Dasyatis ray, or possibly a Torpedo, but the pupil seems too large....

Jay



Jay