Fish ID #2

And another weird one... Pretty sure its not the obvious option (Pigfish) due to the half moon shaped lower fin and the long spine off the tail.. any help with this one would be great as well! thanks

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Kyle Evill's picture

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saddleback pigfish - Bodianus

Fri, 2014-08-08 06:25

saddleback pigfish - Bodianus bilunulatus

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saddleback pigfish..... as

Fri, 2014-08-08 06:46

saddleback pigfish..... as good as bluebone on the plate

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agree

Fri, 2014-08-08 09:38

again, the team is on the money.

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cheers!

Fri, 2014-08-08 12:38

cheers!

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Pig fish

Fri, 2014-08-08 16:14

 That's a western pigfish and great eating. 

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shut up and fish