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[Rick Murchison]

I've sent my daughter off to get a better shot of this (it's in the freezer), but here's one taken with her cell phone. Fish came up in a shrimp net in the gulf. Looks like it might be a sea robin of sorts, eh?
Rick

 

[archman]

I've got a jar of those on my shelf. Do you want an ID, or is this one of those Puzzle threads?

 

[Rick Murchison]

I've got a jar of those on my shelf. Do you want an ID, or is this one of those Puzzle threads?

I really would like an ID... I'm guessing it's some sort of sea robin or close relative.
Rick

 

[SeaYoda]

Here's a robin to compare it to:

 

[Rick Murchison]

Here's a robin to compare it to:

I was thinking more along these (juvie) lines...

 

[archman]

It's an "armored searobin", in the genus Peristedion. I'm not sure about the current species name... my tag label says areyoa, but fishbase doesn't have that as a valid name.

It might be P. miniatum.

There's another common name for this thing; "prickly searobin".

 

[Rick Murchison]

It's an "armored searobin", in the genus Peristedion. I'm not sure about the current species name... my tag label says areyoa, but fishbase doesn't have that as a valid name.

It might be P. miniatum.

There's another common name for this thing; "prickly searobin".

Thanks Archman... that's the guy.
Rick

 

[justleesa]

gosh...looks like it's armored...tough cookie

As always, a beautiful picture Yoda

 

[archman]

They lose that pretty orange-pink colour after a few months in ethanol, and turn a dingy tan. The species tends to be pretty common in the deep Gulf of Mexico.

 

[SeaYoda]

So are those juveniles? They seem kinda naked and ready to fry to me . What to they look like when they grow up?