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Unread 05/01/2015, 06:43 PM   #1
erik7281
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ID this fish

kinda hovers and swims similar to a wrasse. Any idea of what fish this is?


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Unread 05/01/2015, 07:04 PM   #2
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Need a picture


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Unread 05/01/2015, 07:47 PM   #3
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Unread 05/01/2015, 07:48 PM   #4
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Not the clownfish or the angel...but the one in the middle


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Unread 05/01/2015, 07:50 PM   #5
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From the mouth I would say its a species of grouper


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Unread 05/01/2015, 07:56 PM   #6
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Hard to tell, but 1st guess is a type of hogfish, or sling jaw wrasse.


Looks very much like Pteragogus flagellifer. Cocktail wrasse



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Unread 05/01/2015, 08:18 PM   #7
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Hard to tell, but 1st guess is a type of hogfish, or sling jaw wrasse.


Looks very much like Pteragogus flagellifer. Cocktail wrasse
looks very similar to the google images of Pteragogus flagellifer

i saw it at my LFS but cant find any info on it online


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