phxazcraig 17 Posted October 25 Shot in Roatan in September. Limited view of fish makes it hard to ID. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quinn 3 Posted October 26 Probably a Juvenile Graysby, Cephalopholis cruentatus. The white line down the forehead, a distinguishing characteristic, sponges common habitat for youngsters. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phxazcraig 17 Posted October 27 Thanks for the help on this. I googled Juvenile Graysby Grouper buy could not find any pictures of such a young specimen to confirm. All the shots I saw showed older specimens with dots and no line down the face. Seems difficult to find juvenile examples of fish in general. PhxAzCraig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tursiops 77 Posted October 28 My wife is a fish geek.....she also thinks it is a juv graysby. See this for example: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/graysby-royalty-free-image/832513138 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phxazcraig 17 Posted October 30 On 10/27/2019 at 6:25 PM, tursiops said: My wife is a fish geek.....she also thinks it is a juv graysby. See this for example: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/graysby-royalty-free-image/832513138 That looks close enough to me for the ID - I definitely see a stripe down the face. Now if only I get that other image identified that I posted on the same day. Maybe a form of fire coral is what I'm looking at now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tursiops 77 Posted October 30 5 minutes ago, phxazcraig said: That looks close enough to me for the ID - I definitely see a stripe down the face. Now if only I get that other image identified that I posted on the same day. Maybe a form of fire coral is what I'm looking at now. I missed that post. Link, or post again. I still am unable to navigate this new version of Wetpixel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phxazcraig 17 Posted October 30 5 minutes ago, tursiops said: I missed that post. Link, or post again. I still am unable to navigate this new version of Wetpixel. It's like the third newest post in this forum. "'What is this? Coral? Hydroid?" One would think it is an obvious .. whatever it is. They are not uncommon in Roatan. I keep thinking some kind of coral, but I keep not finding anything quite like it. Bipinnate Sea Plume? Not quite. Christmas Tree Hydroid? Nope. Maybe an Algae Hydroid? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites