Hmmm... some kind of mackerel? but only one dorsal fin...
nice stripe..!
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Am thinking you saw this in the Atlantic? Don't think its a Pacific species but it is either a scad (Selaroides family) or amberjack (Seriola family)
Put up where you saw it and that will help
Put up where you saw it and that will help
OP
Mike Veitch:
Of course... I usually do that, forgot this time.. Sorry!
Was in Roatan, off Honduras in the Carribbean...
DennisW
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It's some kind of a Jack. Looks like a Barjack to me.
Bar Jack
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Walter:
You guys rock. Totally. Confirmed with fishbase.org... the single dorsal fin threw me..
Since you are such ID gods, how about this one? (also in Roatan)
maractwin
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That second one is a whitespotted soapfish, Rypticus maculatus.
You nailed it.
DennisW
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absolutely
OP
DennisW:
You guys are the best...! I'm working on a database of my fish ID photos.. have around 150 so far, with about 10 that I haven't been able to identifiy.
Do you mind if I post a few more here? I really do try to track them down by myself as best as I can, using a combination of the Audobon books, Paul Humann's books, and fishbase.org, so I don't want to waste people's time...
This guy was off St. Croix. Looks like some sort of tang/surgeonfish, but the stripes are a bit unusual...
Thanks!
Mike
PS downloaded divelog, got the Suunto adaptor and now I'm waiting for the USB connector... looking forward to trying it out!
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