Which species is this?

[David Novo]

Does anyone have any clue which is the species of the fish on the left of the photo (not the sergeant nor the surgeonfish)? My first guess was some sort of parrotfish but can't identify which.

This was shot in Opal Reef (Great Barrier Reef) in the middle of the day, while snorkeling on June 2019.

P.S. Ignore the quality of the photo: it is just for fish ID purposes.

 

[Tribal]

It might be a female parrot fish? Scarus rubroviolaceus

 

[Pressurehead]

It might be a female parrot fish? Scarus rubroviolaceus

You could be right, and they can change sex,and with 30 different types of parrot fish on GBR it is hard to tell from that photo.

 

[David Novo]

I have 2 more photos in which it shows but the quality of both is very questionable.

 

[tarponchik]

Scarus psittacus?

 

[Pressurehead]

FishyMcfishFace. No idea.

 

[Swedinsidemount]

Does anyone have any clue which is the species of the fish on the left of the photo (not the sergeant nor the surgeonfish)? My first guess was some sort of parrotfish but can't identify which.

This was shot in Opal Reef (Great Barrier Reef) in the middle of the day, while snorkeling on June 2019.

P.S. Ignore the quality of the photo: it is just for fish ID purposes.

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yeh my first impressions were a parrotfish too, but those colors are way to dark....<TG>

 

[David Novo]

yeh my first impressions were a parrotfish too, but those colors are way to dark....<TG>

But it is a parrotfish, I just don't know which species.

 

[Swedinsidemount]

But it is a parrotfish, I just don't know which species.

not sure, best guess would be large angle or sturgon fish... <TG>

 

[David Novo]

not sure, best guess would be large angle or sturgon fish... <TG>

You mean anglerfish or sturgeon fish?