fish ID

[ohana888]

hi all,
what is this?
thx!

 

[marrone]

The picture small but it looks like a Monocle Bream

 

[ohana888]

the stripes glow under actinics. very active & fast. thx, marrone.

 

[MIKE NY]

Doug if it's stirring in the sand it's probably a Bream..they are related to Grunts which feed in the sand looking for worms etc...but it could be just a juvi coloration of something else .. it is a little small to tell for sure.

 

[ohana888]

my pair shoal everywhere looking for eats - don't even hang near the sand at all. they do get spooked when the lights turn on & off tho. thx, mike!

 

[fishieness]

Yup. It is a type of bream. Called a purple scolopsis or a banana spincheeks. A very cool fish, indeed!

 

[ohana888]

that's it, fishiness! thx!