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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