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anyone know wad is this fish?
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anyone know wad is this fish?
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the one beside the bluefin trevally
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Re: anyone know wad is this fish?
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Cannot see properly
Hmm I dunno whether issit a trumpet fish or cornet fish...
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I believe its an Emperor (family: Lethrinidae) and this individual should be from the genus Lethrinus. The dark mottled patterns are characteristic of the genus and makes it hard to ID to species level unless it switches back to its base colour (yes they switch to moltted patterns to camouflage). Base on the body shape I would bet my 1 cent on Lenthrinus microdon (
http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=1845
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fusionx99- i uploaded the original 14mp pic but the web show this size only
bro Rhincodon - thanks! they are the same fish.. spotted it in bali last week at 7m depth only.. the trevally keep sticking to it.. weird
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You are most welcome =) I am not surprised that the Blue Trevally was sticking to it at all. Blue Travellies are known to stick to foraging fishes such as fishes from the genus Lethrinus as they scour the sand for crustaceans and molluscs. The travellies would then swoop in to snatch these food uncovered by the foraging fish for a free meal
Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch?
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