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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Eiceman (BonaireTalker - Post #38) on Thursday, October 4, 2007 - 6:13 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

OK all you "Fish IDer's" out there. Help us out. We're not sure about these. Captions state what we think they are but would like some help. Below is the link. Thanks!

http://picasaweb.google.com/iceglub/BTFishID

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Eiceman (BonaireTalker - Post #39) on Thursday, October 4, 2007 - 6:16 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Whoops - the first two captions are REVERSED.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Daphne T Felix (BonaireTalker - Post #24) on Friday, October 5, 2007 - 4:19 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Try www.Fishbase.com , thats where I go when I have questions about who is who.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Susan - www.bsdme.info (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #475) on Friday, October 5, 2007 - 5:22 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

The first is a Redtail Parrot fish
#2 Bicolor Damsel fish
#3 Indeed a Gray Snapper. Don't often see them in that phase. Nice shot!
#4 Correct
#5 Correct again
#6 is the ever aggressive 3 Spot Damsel.

Here is some info on the Beaugregory from the "Fishes of the Caribbean" software

In comparison with the other damselfishes in this genus, it has the shallowest body. The adult is olive-brown to dark gray, with the scales on its back and near the front of its body having yellowish centers. It has a dark spot near the top of its pectoral fin base. The caudal fin is pale. It is similar in appearance to S. variabilis (cocoa damselfish) but lacks the dark spot on the caudal peduncle.

The juvenile is bright yellow with a dark blue wash extending from its snout, over its head, across the upper back, and onto the spinous portion of its dorsal fin. There is a small dark spot in the blue wash near the boundary between the spinous and soft portions of the dorsal fin. This spot disappears with age. There are light blue lines on the head, rows of light blue dots extending from its head onto its upper back, and a scattering of blue dots on its lower head, midside, and the anterior portion of its anal fin. It has a dark spot at the top of the pectoral fin base. It is very similar to the juvenile S. variabilis, but does not have its peduncular dark spot. The adult grows to a length of 4 inches.

I think you are better at this than you give yourself credit for.


 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Eiceman (BonaireTalker - Post #40) on Friday, October 5, 2007 - 6:50 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks Susan,

What had me frustrated on the Threespot Damselfish picture was the yellow above the eye. I didn't catch the dark spot on the fin. Our whole group had a great time. Thanks for all your help along the way. Bob

 


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