« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Fish ID.......  (Read 8102 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Noweeds

  • Senior Member
  • **
  • Posts: 61
  • Cred: 29
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Chintsa East
Fish ID.......
« on: July 11, 2010, 10:02:54 AM »
Taken in about 60-80m of water in southern Moz......
Logged

Offline Searaider

  • Ultimate member
  • ***
  • Posts: 290
  • Cred: 37
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Randburg Gauteng
Re: Fish ID.......
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2010, 10:53:18 AM »
No idea ,now you have got me :cnfzd
Logged

Offline Noweeds

  • Senior Member
  • **
  • Posts: 61
  • Cred: 29
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Chintsa East
Re: Fish ID.......
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2010, 10:55:59 AM »
Ja exactly - and i don't even have a copy of Smiths at hand to make a start!!!
Logged

Offline Royboy

  • Senior Member
  • **
  • Posts: 303
  • Cred: 16
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Pretoria
Re: Fish ID.......
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2010, 12:59:59 PM »
yeah Greg, will be great if we can get an answer. You, me, Andre, Richard, Earl, Bemji were all gobbsmacked! Some sort of Blennie on steroids maybe?
 
I think Tommo (hopefully) can shed some light on it.
 
I wonder when people will start refering to it as ex-wfe / ex-GF, ex-boss etc........ not the prettiest fish we had ever seen!
 
 :crzy
Logged

Offline Noweeds

  • Senior Member
  • **
  • Posts: 61
  • Cred: 29
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Chintsa East
Re: Fish ID.......
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2010, 01:35:10 PM »
Yup always nice to know!
Logged

Offline John F

  • Moderator
  • *****
  • Posts: 6563
  • Cred: 522
  • Gender: Male
  • Virtus et Honos
  • Location: Maputo - Mozambique
Re: Fish ID.......
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2010, 03:06:05 PM »
Look no further gents...
It's a Robust jawfish - Opistognathus muscatensis (Smiths # 225.2)

Here are couple of illustrations (not so great) from Smiths'...

I never caught one myself... I usually don't bottom fish/jig that deep!

They are not super abundant, but are fairly common...

Not many "live" pics of this particular species.... You should submit a good resolution pic to www.fishbase.org.

You've got good pics and it would be a wonderful contribution to the database... I can help if you decide to do so or (you can go straight to this link (http://www.fishbase.us/tools/UploadPhoto/start.php?speccode=8000).

cheers
« Last Edit: July 11, 2010, 03:58:49 PM by John F »
Logged
Acecraft 660 DV
Yeld cat 19 (Sold)
Gemini 520 Crusader (Sold)

Offline Noweeds

  • Senior Member
  • **
  • Posts: 61
  • Cred: 29
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Chintsa East
Re: Fish ID.......
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2010, 03:33:33 PM »
You sir are a legend.......thanks for the info! Will upload the pics onto fishbase!
« Last Edit: July 11, 2010, 04:32:20 PM by Noweeds »
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2026, SimplePortal