Fish ID.

[tyler1503]

Hey guys, I found this pic in the net and fell in love with these little guys!
I don't know what they are, but I'm thinking either leatherjacket or trigger.
Thanks in advance everyone!

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Filefish?

 

[bluedevils38]

Those are definitely a type of file fish

 

[tyler1503]

My first thought was a filefish/leatherjacket
But now I'm thinking a juvenile trigger, pseudobalistes fuscus maybe? Most leatherjackets I've seen don't have as large of a spike on the anal fin. Any thoughts on that?

 

[MIKE NY]

juvi Pineapple Triggers (Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)

 

[Mike&Terry]

juvi Pineapple Triggers (Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)

Agreed.

 

[tyler1503]

I've googled both the common name and scientific name, both with and without "juvenile" and "baby" in the search and couldn't find anything that looked like the fish in my pic.
I'm sure it's Pseudobalistes although perhaps a different species? I don't know a lot about triggers, so maybe that is a perfect ID, I just couldn't find anything.

 

[NC2WA]

agreed..juv pineapple triggers...the V underneath gives it away that it is a trigger.

 

[Emerdog]

I think their like triggers/filefish

 

[Small triggers]

Ohh baby triggerfish! I love them!

 

[Acroholics]

Baby triggers! Cute

 

[tyler1503]

Yea it's definitely a trigger. I've got it narrowed down to the pseudobalistes genus. I'm gona trust R2R and when I upgrade get a pineapple trigger.
Thanks everyone