Help with ID
- Thread starter lonestar
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Can you identify? I know he likes Shrimp and Snails. Thanks, J
rainbow grouper
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Any starting points on the name or possible references?
rainbow grouper
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I'm guessing some kind of wrasse.
hawkfish203
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Looks like it could be a Mutton Snapper (Lutjanus analis) they have that blue line under the eye like in your picture. That's just a baby, wait till it gets to be full grown 15lbs. It's really hard to tell right now tho because its so small.
mx#28
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Originally Posted by HAWKFISH203 http:///t/388345/help-with-id#post_3424911
Looks like it could be a Mutton Snapper (Lutjanus analis) they have that blue line under the eye like in your picture. That's just a baby, wait till it gets to be full grown 15lbs. It's really hard to tell right now tho because its so small.
Yes... except the anal and dorsal fins are wrong - They are distinctly pointed on Lutjanus analis... It's hard to tell, because there're are different colorations and marking that vary and change as they grow - I think it's most likely Lutjanus apodus. But again, I'm not positive.
Originally Posted by HAWKFISH203 http:///t/388345/help-with-id#post_3424911
Looks like it could be a Mutton Snapper (Lutjanus analis) they have that blue line under the eye like in your picture. That's just a baby, wait till it gets to be full grown 15lbs. It's really hard to tell right now tho because its so small.
Yes... except the anal and dorsal fins are wrong - They are distinctly pointed on Lutjanus analis... It's hard to tell, because there're are different colorations and marking that vary and change as they grow - I think it's most likely Lutjanus apodus. But again, I'm not positive.
hawkfish203
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Good Point MX#28! Think the red pectoral and anal fins are whats throwing me off, which like you said the coloration will change in time.Your right tho It does look like it could be a schoolmaster. It does appear to have the eight vertical lines which will go away with adult hood and also the blue line. Either way that's going to be a big fish!