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Can you ID these fish for me?
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Moving to the appropriate forum.
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A 10 second answer is that the blue/yellow fish are wrasse and the brown/white fish is a juvenile parrotfish. I can try to get species names tomorrow.
cheers!
- MDP
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Although parrotfish can be tricky - I think this is a juvenile redtail parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterum
redtail parrotfish at FishBase
The wrasses appear to be a juvenile phase of the Yellowhead wrasse Halichoeres gamoti which is common in FL.
Hope that helps...
cheers!
- MDP
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Thanks guys! I like to ID my fish in my photos and for the life of me could not figure them out!
Thanks!
Bill
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The juvenile parrotfish is a redband parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum), the black blotch on its side behind the gill cover is very characteristic (see p203 of Reef Fish Identification). The other two are indeed yellowhead wrasse. The one with the white line is a juvenile, the other an initial phase.
Bart
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Most excellent.... Thanks!