I recently took this picture on a reef off of Grand Cayman and haven't been able to identify it. It was just sitting on the top of a coral head. Is it a blenny of some sort? Some kind of immature fish? Thanks.
Help identifying a fish
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PatW
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My first guess is a Blenny. It might be a saddled blenny, Malacoctenus triangulatus. I am not at all confident in the ID.
Don't think it is a blenny. They have a single full length dorsal fin. Its hard to tell for sure, but I think this fish has two.
Looks to me like a Redspotted Hawkfish.
Yes, I believe you are correct!
Yep, found it in the back of my book under odd shaped swimmers. Didn't think to look there. Nice find t-mac.
This video (once you get past the ad) has some interesting info on them.
Video: Fish Identification: Red Spotted Hawkfish | eHow.com
Video: Fish Identification: Red Spotted Hawkfish | eHow.com
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