Mystery Fish ID?
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GreshamH
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Not Matt and not speaking for him, but...patchin said:
Yes it is.
Not much info on the fish.
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15055
also see "Basslets - Hamlets and their relatives" by Kuiter - pg 137
"World Atlas of Marine Fishes" by Kuiter & Debelius - page 311
Apon
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Matt is pretty easy to distract at work - look at the pretty fish, then I can sneak folks in for a tour : )
The last couple of sf tank tours did have a behind the scenes there as well. pics are here from tour early in 2009---its a long thread so pics are at the end. unless you want to read how we do tours and such.
http://www.bareefers.org/home/node/2360?page=28
The last couple of sf tank tours did have a behind the scenes there as well. pics are here from tour early in 2009---its a long thread so pics are at the end. unless you want to read how we do tours and such.
http://www.bareefers.org/home/node/2360?page=28
Lyn said:iani said:
Yes, totally neat looking!
Matt, what function/purpose do you think that flattened head serves? Does it live under rocks perhaps?
I'm so glad it will be available for many people to see and enjoy.
GREAT question. I have no idea, but hopefully will get some more info on it. We know that they hide deep in crevices and caves of the reef, so maybe it is an adaptation to allow it to squeeze through tight openings? Just a guess. I'll ask McCosker when I get back to work--that kind of question is what he knows best.
GreshamH said:
Yup those photos (of a pair no less!) are, as far as I can tell, the only photos that exist of live individuals of this species, at least that people are sharing with the world in publications. This thread already has more live photos of it than you can easily find! I'd love to hear more stories of anybody who has ever kept one. A search on RC for "Rainfordia" lands one hit, and it's just a passing mention of it.
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GreshamH
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Was the wrasse named after him or is just a coincidence?
GreshamH said:
John McCosker has several fish named after him, including the wrasse. Hydrolagus mccoskeri is a ratfish that was the most recent fishie named after him.
sfsuphysics
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Tell him I just had one of his wrasses jump the tank in less than an hour of being in it!
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GreshamH
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Matt_Wandell said:GreshamH said:
John McCosker has several fish named after him, including the wrasse. Hydrolagus mccoskeri is a ratfish that was the most recent fishie named after him.
Cool. I didn't know if his name was like Watanabe and fairly common amongst Ichthyologists
LordHelmet
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is he giving refunds on defective fish?
GreshamH said:Matt_Wandell said:GreshamH said:
John McCosker has several fish named after him, including the wrasse. Hydrolagus mccoskeri is a ratfish that was the most recent fishie named after him.
Cool. I didn't know if his name was like Watanabe and fairly common amongst Ichthyologists
I don't think so. Weird story, when I was bartending I took somebody's CC and his last name was Helfrich. I thought..."nah", but just had to ask. It turned out his uncle was THE Phil Helfrich. I guess it's a pretty uncommon name.
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GreshamH
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Cool story Matt
Ever here the supposed story behind Pseudochromis Steenei? They say the facial expression of the fish matches Roger Steene's
I don't see it though:
Ever here the supposed story behind Pseudochromis Steenei? They say the facial expression of the fish matches Roger Steene's
I don't see it though:
