Fish Id Please Help!!!

[peef]

Hey there reef-heads
I collected this fish with a friend for a starter in my 12 day old 24g nano cube. NO body at my LFS or anyone at my job, Dolphin Research center (everyone has a Marine Bio degree) can ID this fish. First off it is NOT a jackknife unless a new species, note the horizontal stripes and NO verticle. Second it is not a spoted drum, no spots??? Please let me know what you think.

 

[kidreef]

looks like a high hat get it out of there i heard they get big plz correct e if i am rong

 

[renogaw]

was my initial thought as well.

 

[peef]

I thought about that as well but, my co-workers said no as the elongated (don't know what it is really called) top fin or dorsal fin???

 

[reef diver]

Wow, nice find on teh drumfish!!!

 

[reef diver]

That is a Carribean drumfish I found one while diving.

Id really like one in my 55

 

[reef diver]

Heres a pic of one:

 

[reef diver]

 

[reef diver]

Opps, I think its a juvenile drum.

 

[reef diver]

Look here

 

[peef]

See this was my initial thought on ID, but look at everypic of a drum and there are verticle stripes....mine has ONLY horizontal

 

[reef diver]

How big is it?, and AHA I found the answer!!!!! read about the chubyn here