unusual mouth growth in anthias

Hi folks,

Think I posted this on the wrong thread so will try this one.

Anyone ever see this before?

It looks to me like its a growth in the anthias's mouth- the poor fish was swimming around with its mouth permanently open!

Any insights appreciated.

Anthias are prone to lockjaw. Usually it goes away after a short while. This question now and then arises in aquarist fora.

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Helmut Carl Simak

Thanks very much for that Helmut.

'Lock jaw' is a perfect description!

Damo