They are real common. I have just never known what they are.
Fish ID please. Stetson Bank Flower Gardens
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They are real common. I have just never known what they are.
I want to say that it's a red hind or spotted hind. I believe it's in the same family as groupers. Can't find my fish book at the moment tho..
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Hi TwoBitTxn,
The fish most definitely is a member of the grouper genus Epinephelus. Two species of this genus look quite similar, the red and rock hind.
If the large dark blotches/saddles on the back that appear in your photo are actual colorations of the fish and not merely shadows (it's hard for me to tell), then it's a rock hind (Epinephelus adscensionis). If they are in fact shadows, then it's a red hind (Epinephelus guttatus).
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DocVikingo
The fish most definitely is a member of the grouper genus Epinephelus. Two species of this genus look quite similar, the red and rock hind.
If the large dark blotches/saddles on the back that appear in your photo are actual colorations of the fish and not merely shadows (it's hard for me to tell), then it's a rock hind (Epinephelus adscensionis). If they are in fact shadows, then it's a red hind (Epinephelus guttatus).
Regards,
DocVikingo
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That is actual coloration. Not shadows.
Thanks Doc.
Thanks Doc.
This is unequivocally a Rock Hind.
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