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11/07/2007, 07:34 AM
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Looks like it could be a young Crosshatch Triger. See below:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DN Just a guess. |
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11/07/2007, 08:20 AM
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It almost looks like the Bluethroat shown farther down on that article.
It may be a juv. Crosshatch and if so that is a heck of a find since they are practically unheard of in the trade. Another possibility is a Sargassum. |
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11/07/2007, 10:03 AM
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if its a bluethroat I will eat my hat!
I don't think its a juv crosshatch, although pic does look similar, as it was a good 6-8" long (I would think that a crosshatch would be showing adult colouration by then). The spots on its dorsal area suggest ringens to me.... is it possible to have a ringens x mento cross? do these fish occur in same waters? |
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11/07/2007, 02:03 PM
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i also say sargassum
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11/07/2007, 09:36 PM
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To the best of my knowledge, X. ringens only occurs in the Western Atlantic; X. mento is only found in the Pacific.
Im leaning towards a hybrid of some sort though. My impression is X. mento crossed with X. lineopunctatus.
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11/08/2007, 10:18 AM
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I was going to mention X. lineopunctatus as well due to the shape, it's taller and shorter. Ringens seem longer and slender (in height). I've also never seen a ringens with spots...
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11/08/2007, 01:57 PM
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11/08/2007, 08:21 PM
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its a sargassum i have one, awsome trigger u can tell by the 3 lines on its face and the pink/red tail mine is more of a pinkish but gl i have had mine for 3 yrs slow growers awsome looking fish though cant say enough about them, hard to find, i have only seen mine in the past couple years in LFS minus online sites
gl beagle
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11/08/2007, 09:25 PM
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Those who have X. ringens/Sargassum, have yours lost the spotted pattern they usually have across the whole body? The one in the photo has just the arc under the dorsal fin, while the rest of the body has a more 'crosshatch' appearance. Ive just never seen that species with that kind of pattern.
The one in the photo seems to be a bit shorter snout to tail for its overall body size than ringens usually are, though that could easily be an effect of the photo itself. The three blue lines on the cheek and red margin tail are characteristics found across most Xanthichthys species, so its tough to give a definite answer based on just those marks. Honestly, it looks more like an odd Bluethroat female than a Sargassum to me (not convinced that thats it either though).
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