[Coral-List] Deep Water Fish ID
arenap at nova.edu
arenap at nova.edu
Thu Nov 11 08:01:08 EST 2004
Hi Nick, looks like a pair of short bigeyes, Pristigenys alta. They are
typically found on deep rocky reefs from 100 - 200m, but can enter shallower
waters as well. At what depth were they caught and is this picture taken from a
holding tank of some sort? Quoting Nicholas Johnson <nick at coralforum.com>:
> I am part of an Online Forum community for the Saltwater Reef Aquarium
> Hobby. Recently we had a member post some pictures of some fish that he
> caught off the Florida coast after Huricane Francis. They were looking for
>
> an Identification of these fish. If anyone would like to take a shot at
> this the link to the post is:
>
> http://www.coralforum.com/ftopic4017.html
>
> Also, as a community, we understand the need for conservation and the
> problems caused by over harvesting and other practices in the aquarium
> industry. If anyone would like to help out on the forum let me know. We
> have forums for "Ethics/Conservation/Education" and also "Aquaculture and
> Propagation" This would be a good way to help educate people in the
> saltwater reef aquarium hobby.
>
> --Nick
>
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