can anyone identify these guys?

[FMgurl43]

caught them at the beach... not to sure what kind they are... :roll:

 

[Len]

What beach did you catch them at? It might help. It resembles Batfish but without the gaudy dorsal and anal fins.

 

[FMgurl43]

sorry i guess that would of helped huh?lol they were caught at fort myers beach at low tide off a sand bar...

 

[Len]

These look sooooo much like Parachaetodon ocellatus, but I don't think it is. P.oscellatus is only from the Pacific if I'm correct. Sorry, but I'm stumped. I'm also not a very good Caribbean fish IDer

 

[Len]

Wait .... i might have a winner. A juvenile Chaetodipterus faber, perhaps?! Right distribution range, right shape and morphology

 

[Len]

FYI, I am pretty convinced it is a juvie of some species. If it is a C.faber, release it. It's going to get HUGE fast.

 

[Anonymous]

Im sure its not legal either..or is it...I imagine you have/had a permit

 

[Len]

Fish aren't subject to the same strict collection laws as corals, particularly stony corals. That said, I don't know the nuisances of American fishery laws, but I would guess collecting fish is not an issue.

 

[WRASSER]

In Florida it is required for you to have a salt water fishing license to catch all the fish you want Unless they are indangered. Happy Fishing :wink:

 

[K9coral]

Call the COPS then Nikon! JC, it is a small dock angel! We catch them all the time off the piers from Pensacola to Port Canaveral. They are usually much bigger ! Cool looking addition just like a small sheepshead until it outgrows the tank.

 

[FMgurl43]

well my cousin who works 4 florida fish and wildlife came by today and i showed him these lil guys and he is almost certian that they r juvie spadefish....
as far as it being illegal he said that there is no problem w/ me catchin them and keeping them in my tanks...now if it was a baby redfish, snapper fish like that the it might be different...

the fishing license thing.. got one...my family and i are always out fishing sooo i gotta have one...
now the other fish that i cannot identify.. he didnt get to look at it since he was on call and had to leave but hopefully i can get him back to check it out soon...

thank you everyone 4 responding!!!!

 

[MartinE]

I was thinking spade fish juvi. The bad things are they loose their stripe and go all silver and get huge though.