Hogfish?

[Goober2]

I just dont know... Spotted at the blue channel in Roatan... i thought it was a spanish hogfish but when i looked online at them, they didnt look anything like it.

 

[Jcsgt]

Looks like a Spanish hogfish to me.

 

[Walter]

It is a Spanish Hogfish.

 

[Goober2]

It is a Spanish Hogfish.

THANKS!

 

[Walter]

You're welcome. They usually are not quite that blue, but there's a large variety in coloration, I've seen some with almost no yellow at all.

 

[sea_dragon]

what was the size of that one

 

[H2Andy]

yeah... spanish hogfish

 

[Goober2]

what was the size of that one

It was fairly large actually (to me) I would say it was about a foot long and NOT afraid at all!

 

[CBulla]

http://images.google.com/images?q=spanish+hog+fish&hl=en

I did a quick google image search and found a few samples to back your guess and Walter's coloration variations.

 

[Goober2]

Well thank you all, it was making me a little nuts in Roatan when i was scrolling through all the lovely shots. I could identify most of what we saw but this one... it didnt match the pictures on my fishy card! I am one of those "document everything you saw in your dive log" people. maybe it is because i am new to diving...