Truk Lagoon fish ID help

[doctormike]

Hi,

I went to Truk Lagoon this year (AWESOME trip!), and added a number of fish to my fish database. I had never been in the Pacific before (other than California and Seattle area), so many of these are new to me. I got the Humann and DeLoach "Reef Fish" book, and I was able to identify most of them, but there were some that I just wasn't sure about. Any ideas? Thanks!

Here are the photos: Truk Lagoon fish ID

Mike

 

[DocVikingo]

Hey Mike,

2. Surely of the fangblenny genus (Meiacanthus), but not yet certain of species.

3. Spotted sharpnose puffer/ocellated toby (Canthigaster solandri)

12. Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum).

More later.

Cheers,

Doc

 

[doctormike]

Hey Mike,

2. Surely of the fangblenny genus (Meiacanthus), but not yet certain of species.

3. Spotted sharpnose puffer/ocellated toby (Canthigaster solandri)

12. Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum).

More later.

Cheers,

Doc

Terrific, thanks so much!

 

[DocVikingo]

Hey Mike,

Not sure about #9 being a yellowspotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus) as your photo shows dark spots above the lateral line and very dark/dusky anal, dorsal & tail fins. The yellowspotted trevally typically shows a few golden spots above the lateral line, while the dorsal and anal fins are dusky yellow with the pectoral and caudal fins being olive-yellow.

It does indeed appear to be of the genus Carangoides, but I'm not sure we have the species nailed yet.

I must say that IDing your photos is both challenging and good fun.

Cheers,

DocVikingo

 

[doctormike]

Yup! That shot is really hardly worth being included, it's not a very good ID shot. I was more wondering about what it was, don't know if I'll put it in the final database... I can't see the lateral line very well at all, was more just going on the unusual blue lined fins.

Glad you like the challenge!

Mike

 

[tridacna]

10 looks like a Green chromis. (Chromis Viridis)

11 looks like a Yellow tail damsel (Chrysiptera parasema)

8 could be a Talbot chromis (Not sure)

Nice pics!

 

[doctormike]

10 looks like a Green chromis. (Chromis Viridis)

11 looks like a Yellow tail damsel (Chrysiptera parasema)

8 could be a Talbot chromis (Not sure)

Nice pics!

Thanks! Here are my better Truk pix...

I agree about #10. The Yellow tail damsel pix that I can find online and in the text seem to have a sharp demarcation between the yellow tail and the blue body, and that line is fairly far forward on the body. Also, the Talbot Damsels have a dorsal spot, which this one doesn't have.

Mike