Fish Id Please!

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WalkersKiller

Senior Member
Howzit going guys received this in an email, was caught offshore of st. lucia, the person who sent me the email said it is a Tiger Fin Rockcod, does this specie perhaps have another name as I have never heard of it! Thanks

WK
 

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WalkersKiller

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Yeah i thought about that, arent the spots a bit too prominent for it to be a tomato? It looks like a massive coral trout to me but im pretty sure they do not get that big...
 
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kitefisher

Sealiner
Not that I have ever seen a Tomato Rock-Cod,but ,and I quote ""The prevalence and prominence of certain colourations in species,can be directly attributed to the state of activity , upon or prior to capture''

Really just took a wild guess,::S
 
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tkei

Sealiner
Not a tomato, almost cetrtain, I would have said one of the coral trout and a nice one at that.
 
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mudcrab

Senior Member
Its a Golden rockcod (Cepalopholis aurantia) sometimes confused with C nigripinnis.They also known as Orange rockcods,their colours vary from red to orange to gold and are rare in our waters according to Smith's
 
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Stringbean

Senior Member
Def not a tomato rockod coz the tomato rockod has a more stubby shape body  like a yellowbelly ....this fish is more elongated very close to a catface just different colour...or maybe it is a catface but he just probably ate too much pink prawn n crayfish...lol
 

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Vrottes

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Coelecanth ! For sure ! .....Maybe Vistottie can help me out here ! I am sure he has caught lots of them, judging by the age of his cracker ! LOL!


PS
sorry Tottie ! I could not resist !
 
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