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Wrasse?
« on: July 06, 2010, 07:49:15 AM »
Hey guys!
 
What fish is this?
Looks like a wrasse, but what species?
I caught it at Scottburgh.
 
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Eugene

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Re: Wrasse?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2010, 08:02:17 AM »
Parrot fish

Kingdom    :   Animalia
Phylum      :   Chordata
Superclass:   Osteichthyes
Class         :   Actinopterygii
Order        :   Perciformes
Family       :   Scaridae
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Re: Wrasse?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2010, 10:22:09 AM »
Thanks jaen!
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Re: Wrasse?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2010, 03:55:43 PM »
Nah it's not a Parrot fish.

It's a SURGE WRASSE - Thalasoma purpureum
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Re: Wrasse?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2010, 06:47:02 PM »
Apologies, your quite right. Should have had a closer look :-(
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Re: Wrasse?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2010, 06:55:08 PM »
Thanks Reefman!  I thought it was a wrasse of some sorts. Are they commonly caught?

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Re: Wrasse?
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2010, 07:27:06 PM »
They are called Surge Wrasse because they like choppy water and wherever there is Surge and debris floating around. Live around Reef sstructures and are often caught by Shore anglers in KZN and Moz.
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