Unknown Fish from N E Sulawesi

Anybody any ideas please? The nearest I can find is Mulloidichthys flavolineatus but there is only reference to them displaying one spot. Taken during daylight.

Help please!

Further help please!

I merged your 3 topics. There is no need to start 3 topics in one day. Just post them all in one thread.

The wrass is an Oriental Wrasse Oxycheilins rhodochrous

Not sure on the goby or goatfish

Thanks William

The lack of any body stripes put me off an Oriental Wrasse. I was more favouring Oxycheilinus digrammus - Linedcheeked Wrasse as it has the diagonal lines and other head markings shown in Humann's Tropical Pacific book. I must admit the body shape seems to indicate Oriental. I know wrasse vary a heck of a lot, paricularly due to age and sex changes and I often find it difficult to pin them down. Any second thoughts?

I think the goby is Amblyeleotris fontanesii...

Many thanks, Vie. Not in any of my books but having looked it up on Google, I'm sure you are right. Great stuff - have you got a good book for identifying gobies? They really are the most difficult of beasts! I see it is on Goby Frontiers web site but I missed it.

have you got a good book for identifying gobies? They really are the most difficult of beasts!

Haven't found a good book either - there are simply too many goby varieties!