Fish ID

NotAGolf · 25 Aug 2009 at 16:20

Anyone know of a good web resource for fish ID?

I've just got back off my travels and I've got about 100 pictures of fish that I want to ID. I know about 20 of them and the type of a few more but not the exact species.

I've had a quick look but the majority seem to be links to books. The sites I have found seem to be fairly advanced and you already have to know the group and it specifies the exact species. With some of the fish I don't have a clue so I don't know where to start!

Thanks.

Cybermyk · 25 Aug 2009 at 16:23

Set up a quiz, most correct anwers gets an virtual cookie.

NotAGolf · 25 Aug 2009 at 19:25

Cybermyk said:
Set up a quiz, most correct anwers gets an virtual cookie.

If I only had a few I would but it might be a bit difficult with 50 ish!

fishfishfish · 25 Aug 2009 at 19:33

At the risk of appearing a spammer pimping my own site, you could try the Practical Fishkeeping forums. There's a fish identification forum there and we have some very knowledgeable members including several fish taxonomists (who describe fish species for a living).

Where have you been?!

wez130 · 25 Aug 2009 at 19:39

fishfishfish said:
At the risk of appearing a spammer pimping my own site, you could try the Practical Fishkeeping forums. There's a fish identification forum there and we have some very knowledgeable members including several fish taxonomists (who describe fish species for a living).

Where have you been?!

How are you associated with PFK?

Greenlizard0 · 25 Aug 2009 at 19:42

fishfishfish said:
At the risk of appearing a spammer pimping my own site, you could try the Practical Fishkeeping forums. There's a fish identification forum there and we have some very knowledgeable members including several fish taxonomists (who describe fish species for a living).

Where have you been?!

Don't listen to him, I fin.k he sounds fishy to me..

fishfishfish · 25 Aug 2009 at 19:43

I'm the editor-in-chief.

wez130 · 25 Aug 2009 at 19:58

fishfishfish said:
I'm the editor-in-chief.

cool, i used to read that all the time when i kept tropicals and marines.

Russinating · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:00

Tried Google imaging their properties ie fish red white stripes?

fishfishfish · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:01

Good stuff. There seem to be quite a few PFK readers on here. Fishkeeping is obviously popular with us geeky types.

NotAGolf · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:17

fishfishfish said:
At the risk of appearing a spammer pimping my own site, you could try the Practical Fishkeeping forums. There's a fish identification forum there and we have some very knowledgeable members including several fish taxonomists (who describe fish species for a living).

Where have you been?!

Thanks for you reply.

I've just had a look on your website and seen the ID forum. I will have a gander through it in a bit more detail later. Already scanning through the different forum names I have never heard of any of those fishes!

The pictures are from a mixture of places. I have a few from Vietnam (Nha Trang), Thailand (Ko Tao), Australia (GB Reef), but most are from Fiji (Yasawa islands).

I'll post up a picture or 2 of the weirdist fish I've got in a sec.

Repta · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:19

Ill be able to id all the fish from koh tao, i spent 3 months training to be a divemaster there recently. Should have a fish book lying around someone.

fishfishfish · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:21

The pictures are from a mixture of places. I have a few from Vietnam (Nha Trang), Thailand (Ko Tao), Australia (GB Reef), but most are from Fiji (Yasawa islands).

Sounds amazing!

cheets64 · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:24

Thought that was going to be "I went to Asda and got IDed for fish"

NotAGolf · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:45

This is a juvenile Harlequin Sweetlips isn't it?

This is a familiar colouration but I don't think it's the same species is it, or is it a very young one?

Sorry for the poor quality, unfortunately most of the pics were taken while snorkeling so it's a lot harder to 1, get close, and 2 stay steady!

*Moangroan* · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:49

What do you call a fish with no eyes..

fishfishfish · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:57

No idea... Oh, no. That's a deer with no eyes. What do you call a fish with no eyes?

Nice pictures. From a quick look, I'd say they were:

1. Corythoichthys spp., Pipefish
2. Canthigaster valentini, Valentini puffer
3. Pomacanthus semicirculatus
4. Synodus cf. variegatus, Lizard fish
5. Oxymonocanthus longirostris, Orange spotted filefish
6. Plectorhinus chaetodonoides, Harlequin sweetlips juv.
7. Plectorhinus picus

Interestingly, I think, the Valentini puffer you snapped also has a mimic in these waters. It's a filefish and looks virtually identical.

yermum · 25 Aug 2009 at 20:58

Rainmaker · 25 Aug 2009 at 21:13

Any Betta pics? You can't beat proper plakads

NotAGolf · 26 Aug 2009 at 09:27

fishfishfish said:
No idea... Oh, no. That's a deer with no eyes. What do you call a fish with no eyes?

Nice pictures. From a quick look, I'd say they were:

1. Corythoichthys spp., Pipefish
2. Canthigaster valentini, Valentini puffer
3. Pomacanthus semicirculatus
4. Synodus cf. variegatus, Lizard fish
5. Oxymonocanthus longirostris, Orange spotted filefish
6. Plectorhinus chaetodonoides, Harlequin sweetlips juv.
7. Plectorhinus picus

Interestingly, I think, the Valentini puffer you snapped also has a mimic in these waters. It's a filefish and looks virtually identical.

Wow, you know your stuff, you live up to your name! Thanks.

rainmaker said:
Any Betta pics?

As in better quality picture of these fish? I f so, no. Fraid they're the best I could get, they were taken from a fair distance so these are quite zoomed in. If you're after other fishies I have some more but not as interesting as this lot!