I need help identifying this fish I can get better pictures once the lights turn on, but I was told he is a V tail grouper not really looking like one to me. He was labeled orange grouper at a LFS I buy plenty of fish from but I’m not sure he is even a grouper lol. Please let me know if anyone has an idea, I was thinking a type of squirrel fish but I’m not sure maybe he is a grouper very small still about 3”
Fish identification
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That’s what we were thinking but he doesn’t act like any Anthias I have seen. He eats like a grouper but acts like a squirrel fish or soldier fish but doesn’t look like any I have seen. I’m stumped right now he was labeled as a grouper but doesn’t have that grouper head or jaw.
Lol ya because this guy eats food like a grouper.well anthias and groupers are in the same family, serranidae, so they should share some similarities. although idk if any anthias go about eating other fish
mattzang
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idk, looks like the blood spot anthias to me, but those eyes sure are big.. lol
@eatbreakfast would know!
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I figured out what type of fish it is finally after searching and searching. It is a Creole Fish ( Paranthias Furcifer) a sub family of the grouper and anthias. Thank you for your help it was definitely interesting igniting out this fish lol.
