Need ID help - small fish seen with a manta.

[Vie]

Need ID help please - two small fish seen swimming with a manta.

Location: Ko Bon, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand (Andaman Sea).

 

[Deefstes]

OK, how about Alepes djedaba. I've also considered Pseudocaranx dentex but I'm now seriously doubting that.

 

[Magnus.s]

I spent an hour on it, I have nothing "better" then Alepes djedaba...

// Magnus;

 

[Rick Murchison]

Howzabout juvenile Naucrates ductor? (See the bars?)
Rick

 

[Vie]

Howzabout juvenile Naucrates ductor? (See the bars?)

The bars on Naucrates ductor are a lot more prominent and covers the entire body. I think I prefer Alepes djedaba.

See Thumbnails Summary for pics of Naucrates ductor.

 

[Deefstes]

Also, shouldn't there be a bigger offset between the relative positions of the dorsal and anal fins on Naucrates ductor with the anal fin being set back much further towards the caudal end?

 

[Rick Murchison]

The bars on Naucrates ductor are a lot more prominent and covers the entire body. I think I prefer Alepes djedaba.

See Thumbnails Summary for pics of Naucrates ductor.

Also, shouldn't there be a bigger offset between the relative positions of the dorsal and anal fins on Naucrates ductor with the anal fin being set back much further towards the caudal end?

Yep, yep, forget I ever suggested it
Rick