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[ccampbell57]

or Holocentrus ascensionis

 

[joetbs]

its still NOT any type of squirrelfish.

 

[LisaD]

Family Anomalopidae, flashlight fish???

 

[Cantonesefish]

Anomalops katoptron ?

 

[myerst2]

Okay. This pic is very vague and frustrating which is annoying but loving it nonetheless. Good fish!! How about a Pterocaesio sp?

 

[myerst2]

Or how about Mulloidichthys pfluegeri

 

[joetbs]

you guys are close with the Flashlight fish. This guy isn't really common as an aquarium fish and are more of a food fish.

here's the full shot

 

[LisaD]

Okay, you are driving me nuts! That looks an awful lot like a big-eye or a soldierfish to me.

but you say not Myripristis murdjan

If you hadn't posted the picture, my next guess was going to be one of the Monotaxis, there is an Australian humpbacked bream that is similar, but the tail is different.

http://www.fishbase.gr/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1869&lang=Italian

found an image of fish sold as "red snapper" in Australia. No species name given. Is this it?

 

[LisaD]

Centroberyx affinis?

 

[joetbs]

no, no, no

lol

look at the lack of scales. it looks smooth but it's really not

 

[LisaD]

you are really driving me crazy with this! the scales (small and smooth) look a lot like those on a short big-eye, but the tail is wrong, and you said it was not a catalufa. I think I'm going to have to cry uncle on this one.

EDIT:

not one of the sawbellies, family Berycidae?

looks a little like orange roughy.

 

[joetbs]

one of the colored fishes in this family is on the Seafood Watch Red list, and you shouldn't eat them in restaurants because they are endangered...

 

[JHemdal]

Hey Joe, that fish sure looks familiar!


Here is a section that I wrote about them:

XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXX
Maximum size: 18 cm
Habitat: Caves in deeper water
Range: XXXXXXXXXXXX
These shy fish tend to prefer to hover in dimly lit caves, waiting for small fish or shrimp to swim by. Completely peaceful with any other fish too large to be swallowed completely, the XXXXXX is often out competed for food by faster, more aggressive tankmates. They also take some time to adapt to aquarium food, so it is best to house them separately until they become accustomed to feeding. Typical of fishes from this region, they do best if kept at temperatures below 70 degrees.


Jay

 

[LisaD]

is this it? Southern Roughy, Trachichthys australis

http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/taustralis.htm

 

[Barracuda]

How about............Trachichythys australis

 

[joetbs]

persistence pays off Lisa

Australian Roughy is correct.

You can see that fish on display at the Toledo Zoo thanks to Jay

 

[tcmfish]

Joe give us another stumper...

 

[tcmfish]

Well I guess he is offline and not going to post one now, if anyone else wants to give it a go... go for it.

 

[AuroraDrvr]

Too keep this moving along.

 

[HomeSlizzice]

Hmm... is it a fish? :lol: