This guy hides under a wreck just off Capt Don's on Bonaire. I have lots of good closeups of his head, but this is the best I have that shows the full body. Looks like a grouper, but I can't find anything with this spot pattern. Can anyone help?
Fish ID?
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I suspect it is a Graysby.
Looks to me, to be a Tiger grouper/ mycteroperca tigris.
I have seen them change their spot pattern when involved in various activities,such as mating, and when they are parked at cleaning stations, as this one is..
Cindy
I have seen them change their spot pattern when involved in various activities,such as mating, and when they are parked at cleaning stations, as this one is..
Cindy
deborahdelamar
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Way too large to be a Graysby. No faint lines on the body or obvious/oversize canine teeth like the Tiger. Without more: Yellowmouth but I'm not calling that an absolutely positive ID.
Scuba Monkey
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I agree with cgills - it's a tiger grouper. It definitely has the protruding canines, and the bands can fade on older fish.
designbysue
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By God I think I have a picture of the exact same fish! - Looks like the same white spots on his head and lip. And yes this was in Bonaire, near Captain Dons. Here you can see the stripes.
OP
Great!! You nailed it. Thanks a lot.
designbysue
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That is sooooo cool. I thought he looked familiar. With the thousands of pics I have taken this is a first to find the same fish - now I know we take pics of the same fishes many times, but obviously rare that we "meet"
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