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	Can anyone ID this?
~ Sin ~ Mega Fish Posts: 1252 Votes: 28 Registered: 24-Mar-2003	Came accross this at the Melbourne Aquarium recently. It didn't seem to have a little ID/info tag thingy like most things do at aquariums & it's got some of us stumped. Anyone got any idea? Sorry about the slightly qustionable pics, if you can't see them, it seems to have little 'legs' that it's foraging with... very odd indeed! [/font][/font] [span class="edited"][Edited by ~ Sin ~ 2004-07-19 03:52][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
Gatoruk Fingerling Posts: 43 Kudos: 25 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Nov-2003	It looks like it's from the Mandarin/Blennie family. Manderin shape head & Blennie shaped body.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Its a Gobie of some sort...I know I have seen them before, but I cant seem to find the name. Ill keep looking
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
JMT1SOMR Big Fish Posts: 302 Kudos: 192 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Oct-2001	I second the goby. It looks like a sand sifter by the "shovel" shape of its mouth. I have never seen one with these colors, etc. so that's about as much help as I can offer.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	I saw a bunch of those at the Monaco Aquarium, they were in the "Mediterranean natives" room, if that helps. They had about three fish ID things in the whole building though, so I'm no help on species. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	it looks like a twin spot, minus one spot! Ill have an ID for ya by the end of the week....if things go well that is.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
~ Sin ~ Mega Fish Posts: 1252 Votes: 28 Registered: 24-Mar-2003	Thanks guys. I appreciate the effort, It's really been bugging me
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
.cm. Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 2998 Kudos: 596 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-May-2001	flying gurnard I was doing some research, there appears to be many species in this family. Which species, I could not accurately identify it with any. [span class="edited"][Edited by cichlidaedm 2004-07-22 14:27][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40


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