Any clue?

[Buoyant1]

Chased this cute little bugger around Molasses Reef the other day, Never saw anything like it...

Any clue would be great! Thanks!

Sorry it isn't clearer, I pulled this from a bigger pic...

 

[00scuba]

This is just a guess, but it looks like a flounder of some sort.....nice colors!

 

[Buoyant1]

That was my guess, but check out the weird antenna like protrusion about 1/3 of the way back on the left side?!?!

 

[HowardE]

It looks like a peacock flounder. Unless that pointy thing coming out of it is part of the fish?

Where's the picture from?

 

[00scuba]

That was my guess, but check out the weird antenna like protrusion about 1/3 of the way back on the left side?!?!

is it some type of lure for the fish?

 

[Buoyant1]

I just googled it and it's pretty close Howarde!

http://www.csulb.edu/depts/biology/marine/species/Peacock_Flounder.html_f/2.jpg

Thanks!

 

[Buoyant1]

Picture is from Molasses Reef off Key Largo

 

[Buoyant1]

Did a little more "Googling" and I think Howarde has it...some of the pics I saw show the protrusion laying flat...

Thanks!!! It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen so far! (well ok...the scorpionfish was pretty weird)

 

[DennisW]

It is a Peacock Flounder. I've seen many of them.

 

[ReefGuy]

The protrusion on the back is a cell phone antenna (reception sucks at 40').