SwiftFF5 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) I suspect that this is a juvenile of something, but I am not sure what. With the surge, this is about the best that I could do. It was in about 15 feet of water, at CoCoView Resort in Roatan, Honduras. Thanks for any suggestions that you can offer. Edited May 19 by Chris Ross Missed a word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 (edited) Can anyone see this short video? When I try to view it, I don't see anything. Is there something that I have done wrong? It was saved in the *.mp4 format Edited May 18 by SwiftFF5 added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolIla Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 20 minutes ago, SwiftFF5 said: Can anyone see this short video? When I try to view it, I don't see anything. Is there something that I have done wrong? It was saved in the *.mp4 format Same nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghazzal Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Nope, can't watch it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ross Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 10 hours ago, SwiftFF5 said: Can anyone see this short video? When I try to view it, I don't see anything. Is there something that I have done wrong? It was saved in the *.mp4 format Hi @SwiftFF5, The system is actually supposed to block video uploads now. The concern is cost of storage when many videos get uploaded. The best solution will be to upload externally, probably to Youtube and link it to the post. Don't know why it's not showing the video, but seeing as how it's not working I deleted the video from the post. Let me know if you need assistance linking the video externally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 (edited) 9 hours ago, Chris Ross said: Hi @SwiftFF5, The system is actually supposed to block video uploads now. The concern is cost of storage when many videos get uploaded. The best solution will be to upload externally, probably to Youtube and link it to the post. Don't know why it's not showing the video, but seeing as how it's not working I deleted the video from the post. Let me know if you need assistance linking the video externally. Oh, OK. Sorry, I did not realize that you were not allowing videos now. I don't have any good way to store it externally, though. Edited May 19 by SwiftFF5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Well, I posted this to Youtube - unfortunately, it appears that they reduced the resolution, but perhaps it is still visible enough to ID the fish. Thanks for the help: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ross Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 10 hours ago, SwiftFF5 said: Well, I posted this to Youtube - unfortunately, it appears that they reduced the resolution, but perhaps it is still visible enough to ID the fish. Thanks for the help: I find that videos are less than ideal for ID purposes unless it's something obvious as the fish just wriggles around making it hard to compare to reference pics. Having said that to me it looks like a dragonet of some type, possibly this, but could well be way off: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Callionymus-bairdi.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghazzal Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Yes, I'd second the Lancer dragonet (Callionymus bairdi) https://shiny-ace.com/zukan-e/nezuppoka-e/lancerdragonet-e.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 (edited) Wonderful, thanks both of you ( @bghazzal and @Chris Ross ) Since I only shoot video, that's all that I have. Edited May 20 by SwiftFF5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ross Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 17 hours ago, SwiftFF5 said: Wonderful, thanks both of you ( @bghazzal and @Chris Ross ) Since I only shoot video, that's all that I have. One thing you might want to try is if you are editing your videos you might be better placed to get full resolution frame grabs which you could then crop a little and post as a JPEG. I would guess that selecting a frame may be easier in a video editor. Freeze framing the youtube video doesn't provide a particularly high resolution image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgills Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Well I'm going to go in a different direction and say this is a juvenile Parrot fish..possibly Bucktooth, or a juvenile wrasse. Definitely not a Dragonet though. Check out the dorsal fin and movement. Dragonets move across the bottom at all times. Your little fella hovering above.. Cindy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 On 5/21/2024 at 3:57 AM, Chris Ross said: One thing you might want to try is if you are editing your videos you might be better placed to get full resolution frame grabs which you could then crop a little and post as a JPEG. I would guess that selecting a frame may be easier in a video editor. Freeze framing the youtube video doesn't provide a particularly high resolution image. OK, let me see if I can find a good frame, that's a good thought. Thanks. On 5/21/2024 at 6:51 AM, cgills said: Well I'm going to go in a different direction and say this is a juvenile Parrot fish..possibly Bucktooth, or a juvenile wrasse. Definitely not a Dragonet though. Check out the dorsal fin and movement. Dragonets move across the bottom at all times. Your little fella hovering above.. Cindy Thanks, that's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Does this help anyone, it is about the best side view that I could find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wydeangle Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) Swift, Ask Mickey Charteris, the photo/video pro at Cocoview. If you don't have his direct email, here it is: caribbeanreeflife@gmail.com Tom Edited May 25 by wydeangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghazzal Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) On 5/24/2024 at 4:32 AM, SwiftFF5 said: Does this help anyone, it is about the best side view that I could find. I would also recommend posting this on the "ID Please (Marine Creature Identification)" FB group - 42K+ members, quite a lot of specialists, you should have a definite reply in no time https://www.facebook.com/groups/396180553763159 The good folks on this group have helped me with pretty obscure worms and the like, quite impressive... Edited May 26 by bghazzal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgills Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Yes, please do report back on your findings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 On 5/25/2024 at 4:52 PM, wydeangle said: Swift, Ask Mickey Charteris, the photo/video pro at Cocoview. If you don't have his direct email, here it is: caribbeanreeflife@gmail.com Tom Thanks, I do know Mickey and have a signed copy of his book next to my desk. Good idea to reach out to him. On 5/26/2024 at 8:30 AM, cgills said: Yes, please do report back on your findings. Will do, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wydeangle Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Any ID for this critter yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 Sorry, no. I tried to join the FB group mentioned above, but was having FB problems. I will have to try again. Thanks for the reminder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted Tuesday at 03:30 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 03:30 PM I was finally able to post my request, and so far have two replies saying that it is a "parrotfish of some kind, but too young to be sure which one" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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