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[coralite]

Ambon Scorpionfish, Pteroidichthys amboinensis

 

[myerst2]

incorrect. T

 

[glassbox-design]

That's a tough crop, but if I am seeing the eye correctly I believe it is the Japanese Stonefish Erosa erosa.

 

[myerst2]

Close eric, but no. Yes it is a tough crop, but from what others have produced....... T

 

[glassbox-design]

Dactyloptena orientalis

 

[myerst2]

Correct Eric. Tim

 

[tcmfish]

Maybe I missed something, but Dactyloptena orientalis looks nothing like that pic. All the info I can find on it suggests it is a flying gurnard.

Also why has this thread gotten so slow? Lets keep it going.

 

[BangkokMatt]

Its not Dactyloptena orientalis. Red variant of Scorpaenopsis diabola ?

 

[landlord]

Whos on deck?

 

[glassbox-design]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13902872#post13902872 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by glassbox-design
Dactyloptena orientalis

I was just kidding here. I stumbled across the photo Tim used, on a Japanese site, which had the fish misidentified as a Flying Gurnard. I am pretty confident it is Erosa erosa.

Either way let's get this back on track. Here's a new one.

 

[IanMNY]

chaetodon capistratus

 

[glassbox-design]

Correct. Ian is up.

 

[IanMNY]

Someone get this quick, I've got finals to study for!

 

[joetbs]

chromis ovalis

 

[IanMNY]

yes

 

[joetbs]

 

[wanabebell]

thats a wrasse lol....im assuming one of the fairy's???

 

[ccampbell57]

Bi-color parrot

 

[JHemdal]

Yeah - I'm pretty sure its a Labrid as well, but it could be a Scarus for all the crop shows. I'm thinking though, that the white spots might be Cryptocaryon - so it didn't come from Joe's tanks!

I'll guess a young male Cirrhilabrus punctatus, poised above a green Montipora capricornis, at a slight upward angle, with its gills flared and a devilish glint in its eye....

Seriously, more power to y'all - I'd never get this one, even using all books, Fishbase, Japanese web sites, etc.


Jay

 

[joetbs]

you guys are in the right family.