A chromis/damselfish of some kind?
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T.C.
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WPaDiver, no, they're Creolefish. The spots on the back are a dead giveaway.
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Thanks TC, I had actually considered creolefish but I was looking for "bright red spot at bottom of pectoral fin". I guess I was fooled by color at depth (35 ft) and distance from my flash, certainly the shape and markings fit.
T.C.
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No problem. One thing I've learned from years of teaching Vehicle ID for the Army is one distinctive feature is enough to make a positive ID. I used to show a picture of a snorkling Soviet tank, and ask what it was. The key was that the snorkel was on the turret left rear. Only a T-72 carries it there.
The spots are not found on any other critter with this pattern of body, thus giving positive ID without the other features. To be honest, I didn't know creolefish had a spot under their pectoral fins.
The spots are not found on any other critter with this pattern of body, thus giving positive ID without the other features. To be honest, I didn't know creolefish had a spot under their pectoral fins.
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