Fish ID's
Submitted by Redemperor000 on Fri, 2013-06-14 17:01
here are a few fish we couldnt ID from quobba.
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black gen
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number 3 venus tuskfish
number 3 venus tuskfish
Yewiefish85
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1. Dark tailed sea
1. Dark tailed sea perch
2.?
3. Blue bone
4.?
FISH-ON
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3. bluebone
3. bluebone
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Michael Yoni
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I thought blue bone was
I thought blue bone was another name for baldchin. I could be wrong.
I have not the fogiest of a clue of those 4
Quobbarockhopper
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2. wrasse of some flavor
2. wrasse of some flavor
carnarvonite
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4 =?
1 Sweetlip emperor
2 7 banded wrasse
3 Blue spotted tuskfish
sea-kem
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Love the wings on the black
Love the wings on the black Wrasse.
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Daniel Y
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Date Joined: 30/09/05
1. I'd agree with dark-tailed
1. I'd agree with dark-tailed sea perch/snapper Lutjanus lemniscatus (Lutjanidae).
2. Also agree with sevenband wrasse (Thalassoma septemfasciatum) (Male).
3. Bluespotted tuskfish (Choerodon cauteroma)
4. ...
Redemperor000
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cheers guys.
cheers guys.
davmor
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#4 could be from the morwong
#4 could be from the morwong family?
Daniel Y
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Found number
Found number 4...finally.
Whitespotted hawkfish (Cirrhitus pinnulatus). From the family CIRRHITIDAE or hawkfishes.
Redemperor000
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cheers mate
ur a champ... thought i would never figure it out.
Brucesta
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3 is definantly a venus
3 is definantly a venus tuskfish, close relative of the black spot/blue spot tuskfish and the baldchin.
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Daniel Y
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The venus tuskfish (Chorodon
The venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) is endemic to subtropical waters of eastern Australia.
Glenn Moore
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I'll confirm the consensus
For what it is worth, I'll confirm:
1. Darktail Snapper Lutjanus lemniscatus (young one)
2. Sevenband Wrasse Thalassoma septemfasciatum (male)
3. Bluespotted Tuskfish Choerodon cauteroma
4. Whitespotted Hawkfish Cirrhitus pinnulatus
Glenn Moore
Curator of Fishes
Western Australian Museum
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