Fish Identification?!

[sarita75]

Good evening everyone. Still working on my report, but here's a question - anyone identify this fish?

Thanks!

 

[bbianchi]

Greenspotted rockfish perhaps? Thats my guess at least. Thanks to my years of aquarium experience I only really know tropical fish, but it does resemble a rockfish. That and its got green spots

 

[mikeguerrero]

Based on my years of experience as a saltwater hobbiest I'm going to say it looks a lot like the flame hawk from tropical waters...

MG

 

[sarita75]

this fish was tiny.... I was actually aiming to photograph something else, but in viewing the photos afterwards, I noticed the fish. I have a feeling it is a sculpin of some description.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

I'm guessing some sort of juvie rockfish.

Humann's new West Coast book is due out real soon now, and is rumored to have pictures of most
of the juvie rockfish.

 

[dannobee]

If it was really small, chances are it's a juvenile rockfish of some type.

A rockfish expert gave a presentation at our dive club once. Even they can't reliably tell the difference between juvenile rockfish because even the colors are markedly different from adults. You'll just have to come back when he grows up.

 

[sarita75]

Interesting. I am going to have to check to see if I have the original photo still (most of it was a bad photo) - I might have deleted it, but will check this evening when I get home. See if the original provides any perspective as to size. Thanks all.

 

[bbianchi]

Based on my years of experience as a saltwater hobbiest I'm going to say it looks a lot like the flame hawk from tropical waters...

MG

You read my mind, that would have been my guess as well, assuming it was tropical

 

[opisthobranch]

Pretty sure this critter is a kelpfish of the genus Gibbonsia. They're hard to ID to species, especially without being able to see the whole fish.

Here is a picture of one out in the open.

Kelpfish

Clinton

 

[srcalDiver]

Very nice picture. What were the camera settings?