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Post by ghall12 on Mar 7, 2015 15:17:30 GMT -5
Hello everyone. Today I was at petco and I saw this really awesome fish. However the labels and the staff were very misleading. In have no clue what kind of fish this is. According to the petco, it is either a spotted hawkfish or a spotted grouper. Can someone help identity it and or give me some links to info about it? Thanks!    |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 7, 2015 15:23:36 GMT -5
It's a grouper
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Post by maineultraclassic on Mar 7, 2015 15:34:42 GMT -5
Hard to tell. If it's perched there sitting on it's fins, it could be a hawkfish.
If it's a grouper.........you definitely don't want it.
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Post by scoobnoob on Mar 7, 2015 17:24:07 GMT -5
I was going to say hawk fish. Nice meeting you today. Thanks for taking the time to head up my way
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Post by yellowtang on Mar 7, 2015 18:59:38 GMT -5
i think its a pixy spotted hawkfish
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 7, 2015 19:07:10 GMT -5
Dorsal fin is far too short to be a hawk fish.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 7, 2015 19:16:36 GMT -5
Common Name(s):
English – Honeycomb Grouper, Dwarf-spotted Grouper, Honeycomb Rock Cod, Wire-netted Reefcod, Wire-netting Cod, Honeycomb Cod
Scientific Name: Epinephelus merra
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Post by ghall12 on Mar 7, 2015 23:51:11 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I knew you this was the right place to go. I was going to say hawk fish. Nice meeting you today. Thanks for taking the time to head up my way no problem! Thanks for the tank! |
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Post by scoobnoob on Mar 8, 2015 7:04:33 GMT -5
I will say in my experience when I think something is something other than what Ryan S. Thinks it is, Ryan has always been right.
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Post by spotfin on Mar 8, 2015 7:27:57 GMT -5
Definitely a grouper. They make great pets given their requirements are met.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Mar 8, 2015 9:04:56 GMT -5
I will say in my experience when I think something is something other than what Ryan S. Thinks it is, Ryan has always been right. I know right he's like a reefing Encyclopedia. Scientific and reefer slang dictionary! Lol Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 8, 2015 9:22:49 GMT -5
Lol! I prefer fish nerd but reefing encyclopedia works I guess haha. But really, Google is a magical thing these days lol.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Mar 8, 2015 9:30:17 GMT -5
Lol! I prefer fish nerd but reefing encyclopedia works I guess haha. But really, Google is a magical thing these days lol. Fish nerd works! But I consider my self a reef nerd and don't have half the fish knowledge you do, Especially scientific names. Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 8, 2015 10:03:56 GMT -5
Stupid part is I can't pronounce 80% of the scientific names lol
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Post by spotfin on Mar 8, 2015 19:09:15 GMT -5
Stupid part is I can't pronounce 80% of the scientific names lol That's the fun part:) |
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