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Title: help ID please
Post by: David Taylor on March 08, 2015, 10:14:04 PM

Hi all
My friend caught this thing in a cast net at struis. I recognise it but havent got my fish book at uni with me so cant identify it right now. Any of you have any ideas?

Title: Re: help ID please
Post by: John F on March 09, 2015, 01:03:15 AM

Juvenile filefish... probably the honeycomb filefish (Cantherhines pardalis)...

Title: Re: help ID please
Post by: David Taylor on March 09, 2015, 07:49:34 AM

Thanks

Title: Re: help ID please
Post by: dugong on March 09, 2015, 08:10:31 AM

Looks like a trigger of sorts??

Title: Re: help ID please
Post by: REEFMAN on March 09, 2015, 09:49:01 AM

It's a Filefish, just like John F (Marine Biologist) said...  :hnthnt:

Title: Re: help ID please
Post by: Timothy Scriven on March 09, 2015, 12:13:07 PM

Quote from: REEFMAN on March 09, 2015, 09:49:01 AM

It's a Filefish, just like John F (Marine Biologist) said...  :hnthnt:

 :hyst: Trigger fish was not a bad guess though as it does look a little like one.