Deepwater Grouper

[Anonymous]

Here's a neat one. Photo Credit Michael Moye.

Price tag $6,000. I'll let you guys guess the species. :wink:

 

[sedgro]

Gracilia sp. VERY cool! So what is it?

 

[Anonymous]

I thought I would give JimM a chance to ID it...maybe he missed it.

It's Cephalopholis igarashiensis, restricted to 80m and deeper.

http://fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSu ... hp?ID=5366

Check out the adults!

 

[HELLYEAH]

Nice Id rather keep an adult does any know the location there collected

 

[Anonymous]

Nice Id rather keep an adult does any know the location there collected

Follow Matt's FISHBASE link and go hit the latin name hyperlink at the top of the screen and it will bring you to.... http://fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5366

Size / Weight / Age
43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5222)
Environment
Demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 80 - 250 m (Ref. 5222)
Climate / Range
Deep-water; 36°N - 18°S, 117°E - 149°W (Ref. 5222)
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: southern Japan, Taiwan, Guam, Philippines, South China Sea, Samoa, and Tahiti in French Polynesia. Reported from Fiji and Tuvalu (Ref. 12690).

 

[Anonymous]

Add an "r" to the tags and it works a bit better.

[rimg]http://www.aquamaps.org/imagethumb/file_destination/pic_Fis-31363.jpg[/rimg]

 

[Anonymous]

FYI sometimes those maps are grossly inaccurate, although the text for the listed ranges is typically accurate. I think I remember the one for the Catalina goby saying it was found on essentially every coastline in the world. Similarly, the temperature range for the same goby was not inclusive of all of its range.

In short, you can't trust FB will always be accurate on these fine details.

 

[Anonymous]

no debate on that from me I fully agree. It also doesn't mean they don't live elsewhere if not i reported. Still an excellent resource despite stuff like that

 

[Anonymous]

Got to see this beauty in person today...what a stunner!

no debate on that from me I fully agree. It also doesn't mean they don't live elsewhere if not i reported. Still an excellent resource despite stuff like that

Definitely. I couldn't even begin to estimate how many hundreds of times I've linked to FB...

 

[Anonymous]

Sweet, so you made it to his house, and G.A., right? I'm jealous.

 

[Anonymous]

Sweet, so you made it to his house, and G.A., right? I'm jealous.

Yup! What a couple of sweet setups, Jason and Rob are class acts. It's a short trip from NY if you ever come out.

 

[Unarce]

Beautiful fish! Will one of those make it's way to Steinhart, Matt?

 

[Tropical Coral Farms]

Awesome Fish!!
How does it do in aquariums?
I have had several Polleni Groupers which are deepwater to and they do not last very long. Most get a swim bladder disease.