ID help

[abernat]

Can you help me ID this little guy (6" long or so) and this other guy (12" or more)? They're happily living in Fiji, but not in my ID books (at least that I can find).

(I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this request.)

Thanks,
Andy

 

[maractwin]

The first fish I think is a cryptic wrasse, Pteragogus cryptus.

The second fish is definitely an old glory goby, Amblygobius rainfordi.

-Mark

 

[abernat]

Thank you. They're in the Tropical Pacific Reef Fish ID book, but I never saw them in many hours of looking.

Andy

 

[justleesa]

Moved to the "Name that Critter" Forum

 

[isurus]

that amblygobius (v. difficult to photograph aren't they?) is sometimes called a court jester in case you hear that name used in lieu of the latin.