OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

[Digiman]

Two deepwater oddballs caught at 100m depth in Izu Island Japan

Helicolenus Hilgendorfii

Scorpaena Nelgecta

[Digiman]

Small Dr Seuss fish 7cm

I have seen one of this fish in Japan with decompression problem. They feed well but they are collected deep in Marshall and can develop major decompression maladies.

[Digiman]

Opistognathus Decorus aka Tattoo Jawfish (100m Okinawa)

An update: The Tattoo jawfish caught by deepsea challenger is still alive and doing very well.

Here is the fish

[yikai]

Opistognathus Decorus aka Tattoo Jawfish (100m Okinawa)

opistognathus decorus.jpg

An update: The Tattoo jawfish caught by deepsea challenger is still alive and doing very well.

Here is the fish

decorus.jpeg

this new one seems to be dying?

[Digiman]

this new one seems to be dying?

Oh no. That is not new. It's an old pic and that fish was a freshly caught piece but was dying.

[Digiman]

2013 July Okinawa fish collection

Beyond 200m Odontanthias Katayamai becomes abundant and can be fished easily using hook and line. However pulling them up from them depth will only end up with a dead fish...

Other fishes caught at the same depth

Odontanthias Unimaculatus

callanthias japonicus

Plectranthias sp

Seleanthias Analis

[Narcosis1]

Tiger Angel - Apolemichthys Kingi

[Digiman]

Tiger Angel - Apolemichthys Kingi

Wow! How big is it? Acclimatizing now?

[Narcosis1]

They are both about 18 cm. Already in the tank and acclimated. Working with different foods now.

[Digiman]

They are both about 18 cm. Already in the tank and acclimated. Working with different foods now.

Very big! Hope you have success with them. Do update here and share with us the tricks and methods to keep them alive.

[Narcosis1]

He is yes. Things are going well now, I have a mixture that I made on that they seem to like. I will try and post a video soon.

[Digiman]

Rare hogfish: Bodianus Leucostictus

Juvenile

Young adult

Adult (20cm)

Full grown adult (male)

[Digiman]

Pseudanthias Sp (Ogasawara)

Juvenile

[Sengreef]

Can this kind of abberant will turn back to original color ? Interesting to get it but need to know worth for a try or not ?!

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[aray]

Pseudanthias Sp (Ogasawara)

pseudanthias sp.jpg

Juvenile

sp 2.jpg

that's a beauty...

[Vili_Shark]

The two new angelfish in my tank.

Ultra lemonpeel hybrid

ultra 1.jpg

Small Tigerpyge

Tigerpyge.jpg

Amazing fish and amazing thread! Love it!

[yikai]

very rarely seen dottyback from an equally rare and obscure genus.

Chlidichthys auratus. from the red sea. its small size and cryptic nature will probably protect it from frequent collection.

[yikai]

two rare blennies.

Ecsenius aroni and a male Ecsenius bathi.

female E. bathi are grey with horizontal black stripes and a yellow head.

[yikai]

another red sea beauty.

Alloblennius pictus. the blue throat is so gorgeous.

[yikai]

red sea endemic Mimoblennius cirrosus

[ACCK]

Rare hogfish: Bodianus Leucostictus

Juvenile

bodianus leucostictus.jpg

Young adult

lecuo 2.jpg

Adult (20cm)

leuco big.jpg

Full grown adult (male)

leuco 3.jpg

Have to say it- the adult is rather ugly. Will lemon 5 stripe turn out like that later??

[ACCK]

Rare hogfish: Bodianus Leucostictus

Juvenile

bodianus leucostictus.jpg

Young adult

lecuo 2.jpg

Adult (20cm)

leuco big.jpg

Full grown adult (male)

leuco 3.jpg

Have to say it- the adult is rather ugly. Will lemons 5 stripe turn out like that later??

[yikai]

Have to say it- the adult is rather ugly. Will lemons 5 stripe turn out like that later??

nope.

B. paraleucosticticus maximum size is 15cm while leucosticticus is 21. the latter will change while former does not.

[yikai]

Rare hogfish: Bodianus Leucostictus

Juvenile

bodianus leucostictus.jpg

Young adult

lecuo 2.jpg

Adult (20cm)

leuco big.jpg

Full grown adult (male)

leuco 3.jpg

digi,

i think there is a mix up here.

there seems to be two kinds of hogfishes.

Bodianus rubrisos and Bodianus oxycephalus. from kuiter's book, for reference.

what do you think?

[Digiman]

digi,

i think there is a mix up here.

there seems to be two kinds of hogfishes.

Bodianus rubrisos and Bodianus oxycephalus. from kuiter's book, for reference.

what do you think?

Thanks for the correction. The website i gotten the pics from were done by google translation and accuracy was compromised.

Indeed the adults r rubrisos n oxycephalus. In fact now that i recall i had seen oxycephalus females and males at osaka kaiyukan.

Rubrisos, oxycephalus and leucostictus look almost identical when they are juvi to mid adult stage.

But on a good note, that means adult leucostictus may not be as ugly as adult rubrisos or oxycephalus.