I don't think that either Devil or I are certain on #2. There is a lot of open bottom in that shot, and not very much fish. Also, the orientation of the fish increases the difficulty. Put very simply, if Devil is not sure, then it must be a very tough call (not uncommon with the parrots). It could also be an immature blue parrot, for example. Our best collective guess at the moment is the striped, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. I tend to find that the stripes on the striped tend not to be terribly vivid, in any event.
This ID may remain open for debate, but that is one of the things that I apreciate about fish ID. Even well justified opinions can be dead wrong.
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Originally Posted by blizzeye
Thanks for the replies people, now I can finally give a name to them  . Not too sure about the #2 being a striped parrotfish tbh. The fish isn't that big so I guess it's pretty young, but afaik juvenile striped parrotfish have clear stripes on their sides. Or is the color a difference between male/female? |