What fish is this?

[Anonymous]

I've always wondered...they don't sell it, or even say what it is, but they've been using its image in their catalogs for years now.

Looks like a dottyback to me, but can't find anything that resembles it in any of my books. Anyone?

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like a Blue Spotted Yellow Fish.......Glad I could help.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like a Blue Spotted Yellow Fish.......Glad I could help.

really I coul have sworn it was a yellow fish with blue spots

 

[tazdevil]

I think its a grouper, gotta find my scott michaels book, I swear I've seen it in there.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help guys :roll:

I have a feeling it's a juvie of some grouper or bass as taz here mentioned. Thanks man. I don't have the newer volumes of the SM books yet.

 

[dizzy]

Looks like a juvenile Cephalopholis miniata in the orange color phase.
Mitch

 

[Saltykirk]

Found it! SM's book vol II. pg. 37 Cephalopholis fulva, Coney: juv w/ rare yellow, or xanthic color morph. Sorry no digi cam. Bermuda to S. Florida to S. Brazil. I am going on my first scuba trip next spring to Belize. I will try to catch one for you. LOL Hey Dizzy gets a prize for the Genus doesn't he? The one in the catalog pic Drs uses has less spots I think. Here is the real question really, Would Drs Foster & Smith know what the fish is in their catalog? Don't get me started on the keeping octipi is easy bit they printed 2 years ago.

 

[Saltykirk]

I must retort, Dizzy is probably correct. More blue spots than I realize. If it is more of an orange w/ blue spots C. miniate juv color phase. If it is yellow w/ less numerous blue spots, than definitly a yellow coney juv. SM lists the yellow juv Coney as a rare color form. Now all we have to do decide if the pic fish is yellow or orange. Looks yellow to me but,..............

 

[Anonymous]

Cool, genus level is good enough for me. Thanks guys. I was sort of hoping it was some rare dottyback, guess not.