Looks like Juvenille French Angel, But?

[herbdb]

This looks a lot like a french angelfish, except for the Y shaped pattern of the yellow llines on the body. I have not been able to find this on line or in my fish Id books. Can anyone help or verify the ID?

 

[HiQPen]

I think it is just an interesting morph of a French angel. The only other juvie angel fish that looks similar to the French is the Gray (at least that I can think of), but the juvie Gray's tail is less rounded then the French.

 

[herman]

It appears to me to be a intermediate French angle based one the slight yellow edges on the scales. The odd rear yellow line is most likely just a genetic variation.

 

[herbdb]

Thanks to both of you. I saw a number of these during a trip to Bonaire in June. Juvie forms are difficult to ID.

 

[deborahdelamar]

If you ever have trouble telling a French from a Grey at this transitional stage (which is pretty far along), it's easier to tell by the eye than by the tail. That yellow ring around the eye belongs to the French. A grey would either have black or dark grey around the eye.

 

[caileon]

French angel between juve and intermediate