Needed Fish ID, Please!

[ScubaJW]

I went to Cove 2 today around 6pm. I found this beautiful blue-blackish fish about 1/2 foot long - looks like Surgeon in the Atlantic but what is it in the Pacific?

Thanks in advance

 

[Krusty]

I went to Cove 2 today around 6pm. I found this beautiful blue-blackish fish about 1/2 foot long - looks like Surgeon in the Atlantic but what is it in the Pacific?

Thanks in advance

any pics?

 

[MarkH]

I went to Cove 2 today around 6pm. I found this beautiful blue-blackish fish about 1/2 foot long - looks like Surgeon in the Atlantic but what is it in the Pacific?

Thanks in advance

If you mean sturgeon, could it be this?:http://www.seaotter.com/Marine/research/agonus/acipenserinus/html/acipenserinus.jpg.html If you mean the tropical surgeon fish, the only thing I can think of that comes close around here is sea perch.

 

[MarkH]

Picture of perch:http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/marine/img/fish/perch.htm

 

[ScubaJW]

Krusty: unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera at that time.

Swankenstein: nope, that's not it.

More Descriptions: Looks like front half is black blended with back half of dark blue. Looks like Surgeon in the Atlantic with very nice body and colors (not Sturgeon).

Next time, I will bring my camera to capture that fish and post it up to show yall if I can.

 

[StevenB]

Sort of sounds like a black rockfish. See if this is closer.
http://www.cf.adfg.state.ak.us/region1/finfish/grndfish/rockfish/black_rockfish/brprofile.php

Steve B

 

[ScubaJW]

StevenB: yours is close enough but I use the keyword to find on www (Black Rockfish) and found this: http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/kodiak/images/photo/fishblkrock.jpg

I think it is Black Rockfish!! Thanks, StevenB!! I will post the pic as soon as I capture it.

 

[ScubaJW]

Nope, it's not black rockfish. I just took one very experienced diver with vase knowledge in identifying the fish - thanks, Bob! It's Striped Perch!