What am I?
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Contributed by Cully added 2003-09-30
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- Mark added 2003-10-02
I have just had a look at the photograph taken by Cully at Flinders Reef on 27/9/03. Nice shot!
It is a bigeye, genus Priacanthus.
I cannot see its tail, or a close view of the head so I would rather not try to put a species name on it, but it is definitely a species of bigeye.
For more information check out
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/hcruent.htm
and
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/cjaponicus.htm.
Cheers,
Mark McGrouther
Fish Collection Manager
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