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Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:41 am**

I've been working on trying to identify all the fish in my underwater pictures. And I have to give a big shout out to Anthony for selling me the Fish Flips! An excellent resource for identifying all the reef fish!

However... there are a few that still go unidentified and I would appreciate it if you guys could help me out and... NAME THAT FISH!

FISH #1, A LOVELY LITTLE BROWN SPOTTED GUY - SOME KIND OF GROUPER?

FISH #2, A NICE, SLEEK SILVER DUDE WITH A COOL BLACK SPOT ON HIS SIDE

FISH #3, A LITTLE BLACK GUY WITH WHITE POLKA DOTS & RED FINS

Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:56 am**

My guess;
#1 Juvenile Coney (grouper)
#2 Lane Snapper or Mahogany Snapper
#3 Juvenile Parrotfish

Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:40 am**

Why don't you just do what I did.

Fishie 1
Fishie 2

Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:58 am**

John, Paul, George, Ringo (that little blue guy)

Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:40 pm**

mbw1024 wrote:John, Paul, George, Ringo (that little blue guy)

Well, Ringo always was the smallest one

I was a total Beatlemaniac! LOL!

Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:42 pm**

jimw wrote:My guess;
#1 Juvenile Coney (grouper)
#2 Lane Snapper or Mahogany Snapper
#3 Juvenile Parrotfish

Sounds good, jimw! But that black one... a parrotfish? Hmmm... what do I know! LOL! Thanks!

Posted: **Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:12 pm**

Since there are technically two fish in the last shot:
I'd have to say...

1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

(surely I'm not the only one who remembers Dr Seus?)

Posted: **Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:47 pm**

From my fishy book, here's what I think.
1. Graysby
2. Butter Hamlet
3. Juvenile stoplight parrot - female.

I have a book, with actual pholographs, like the fish flips, but there are more in it. Its called Reef Fish in a pocket, Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann & Ned Deloach. Bought it at Blue Water Divers in Sopers Hole in May.

www.fishid.com its one of the waterproof ones

Sydney

Posted: **Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:10 pm**

mbw1024 wrote:John, Paul, George, Ringo (that little blue guy)

Hey - I don't look anything like that fish. Well - OK, maybe the fish lips.

Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:43 am**

Thank you jimw & ScubaGirl! You seem to concur on that parrotfish! They really change a lot when they grow up, don't they! Like the blue tangs starting out yellow! Amazing stuff! Well, I have to go title my pictures now! Thanks you guys!

A thank you, too, for all of the other names that made me laugh! You guys are always so creative! Love it! Just love it!

Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:51 am**

ScubaGirl wrote:From my fishy book, here's what I think.
1. Graysby
2. Butter Hamlet
3. Juvenile stoplight parrot - female.

I have a book, with actual pholographs, like the fish flips, but there are more in it. Its called Reef Fish in a pocket, Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann & Ned Deloach. Bought it at Blue Water Divers in Sopers Hole in May.

www.fishid.com its one of the waterproof ones

Sydney

I think #2 is a Mahogany Snapper, but #1 and #3 are definitely correct.

Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:01 am**

Island Hopper wrote:
ScubaGirl wrote:From my fishy book, here's what I think.
1. Graysby
2. Butter Hamlet
3. Juvenile stoplight parrot - female.

I have a book, with actual pholographs, like the fish flips, but there are more in it. Its called Reef Fish in a pocket, Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann & Ned Deloach. Bought it at Blue Water Divers in Sopers Hole in May.

www.fishid.com its one of the waterproof ones

Sydney
I think #2 is a Mahogany Snapper, but #1 and #3 are definitely correct.

Now that you mention it, and I look again I think # 2 is a Lane snapper.

Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:23 pm**

OK, I googled Butter Hamlet, Mahogany Snapper, and Lane Snapper.

The Butter Hamlet has a black spot at the base of the tail that your photo does not.

The Lane Hamlet has no black spot on the side, your photo does.

The Mahogany Snapper has a black spot in exactly the same place as your photo.

I beleive Mahogany Snapper is correct..

Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:41 pm**

Thanks for your further research Gidget! You rock!

P.S. Good to see you on the forum!