Guest cor Posted May 26, 2006 Hi all, in Kimbe/PNG while doing a safety stop on a night dive we spotted this weird fish. It behaved like a butterfly underwater. Very erratic random movements, right at the surface. We were able to catch it in a bucket for some closeups. Ofcourse we released it. Is this a flying fish? We have a limited amount of images of flying fish, and I cant find a match in those. Cor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Yep. A juvenile. Tend to see them near rafts of drifting weed etc. Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cor Posted May 26, 2006 In the images I can find of flying fish I dont see one with those frilly bits at its mouth. Is that something that disappears as it grows into an adult? Cor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Yep, I agree. I see a lot of the different stages in the Gulf floating in the sargassum rafts. The juveniles look almost like grasshoppers! Cheers James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cor Posted May 26, 2006 Anyone know someone I can ask for the exact species? Cor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted June 8, 2006 OUr fish expert Luiz Rocha. Where is that boy? I'm surprised he hasn't already responded! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted June 13, 2006 I was travelling, but I am back now . I will be in my office later today and I will check with my books there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cor Posted June 20, 2006 I was travelling too Any luck Rocha? Cor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cookmedoc 0 Posted June 25, 2006 These are great shots, but we have nothing in the databases (as yet) that resembles this one. Apparently this group of animals is difficult to photograph and even more difficult to identify. Kuiter & Debelius also make no attempt of determination. They write on page 102: "Flyingfish are difficult to identify without having examined a specimen". A sentence we hear too much these days... Now, among the photos viewed: none have this delicious moustache. And instead of a yellow band in the centre of the big fins most species are transluscent exactly on this spot. Guido Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
