Can anyone Identify this Fish?

[krfoote]

These pictures arent that great but i am not sure what this fish is, I know its not anything strange and i havent rediscovered a lost species, its just the only fish i have not been able to identify yet.

It was taken in Okinawa Japan just south of Onna Point- Any ideas?

 

[Jax]

Trumpet fish?

Trumpet fish - Google Images

 

[Wookie]

I think it's a cornetfish. Similar to a trumpetfish, but the tail is slightly different. http://chemistry.csudh.edu/faculty/jim/cantamar/cornet.jpg Cornetfish are found in the Pacific, Trumpetfish are found in both Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as others.

Frank

 

[walke121]

I too would've guessed trumpet fish but I am not at all familiar with pacific fishes... Not a good thing for a fisheries biologist to say...

 

[SolarStorm]

How about a Keeltail Needlefish?

 

[Jax]

Not a good thing for a fisheries biologist to say...

Sounds to me like you need more Pacific diving time!!! Maybe you can get your employer to send you on an educational seminar . . .

 

[japan-diver]

The fish is a Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Trumpet fish and needle fish both have a more paddlelike tail as compared to the whip like tail of the cornetfish. The mouth is also not as wide as a trumpet fish and not as pointy as a needlefish. These fish are very common around Okinawa and are seen at many of the different sites.

 

[DandyDon]

The fish is a Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Trumpet fish and needle fish both have a more paddlelike tail as compared to the whip like tail of the cornetfish. The mouth is also not as wide as a trumpet fish and not as pointy as a needlefish. These fish are very common around Okinawa and are seen at many of the different sites.

Good call. I was just going to confirm I could ID it as a true fish.

BTW, you can turn the date stamp off and read dates that pics were shot on your computer. It's in the Exif info.

 

[krfoote]

Cornetfish!!!
Thank you all! and the Date/time stamp would only bother me if i used the camera more than 2 times a year, its wrong anyway so i am not to worried about it.