Rarities underwater - Page 7

OrionN · 11/01/2009, 10:31 AM

Please keep going. This got to be the best thread I have seen for a long time, certainly for many years. I am not knowledgeable about rare fish, but still very much enjoy this one.

walt13 · 11/01/2009, 10:54 AM

Luiz-
Thanks for the H cladia picture. The patience to get those wrasse shots is amazing. I cannot even get that clear a shot with my own eyes in my tank. She never stops moving. I also love the suttle coloring on the H scapularis. Keep the photos coming!!
Walt

Luiz Rocha · 11/01/2009, 10:55 AM

The first 5 pages are of rares, but now I ran out of rare fish photos, so I am just posting the pretty ones

Here are some Cirrhilabrus taken at the Philippines:

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Rudie Kuiter calls this morph with the yellow square C. lyukyuensis):

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki:

Western_reefer · 11/01/2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Luiz Rocha

And here one of my personal favorites, a pair of Genicanthus personatus:

Photographed at 20m deep in Pearl and Hermes Atoll (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands).

I hear these guys sell for $10k+

is that right???

That's insane!! They are SICK looking fish!!

Wish I had the cash to get a pair. lol

Western_reefer · 11/01/2009, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luiz Rocha

The first 5 pages are of rares, but now I ran out of rare fish photos, so I am just posting the pretty ones

Here are some Cirrhilabrus taken at the Philippines:

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Rudie Kuiter calls this morph with the yellow square C. lyukyuensis):

Hey, I have the exact same one in my tank! I never knew what it was. Got mine for $16 at the LFS lol, no one knew what kind of wrasse it was...

seahorsedreams · 11/01/2009, 12:55 PM

*cough*scorps*cough*

They don't have to be the rare ones... just any scorp will do :-)

Luiz Rocha · 11/01/2009, 03:25 PM

I don't have very many scorps... Don't really know why, will concentrate on them in the next trips

But here are a few to warm up:

Dendrochirus brachypterus, Philippines:

Pterois volitans, Philippines:

And a close up of Pterois antennata in Bali:

Will look for more...

Luiz Rocha · 11/01/2009, 03:40 PM

Here a Scorpaenopsis, very hard to ID to species:

And a pair of Taenianotus triacanthus:

tcmfish · 11/01/2009, 04:35 PM

Maybe on those Caribbean dives or Florida dives you can take lots of pics of angels and then document some of the lions there. Then everyone is happy.

Luiz Rocha · 11/03/2009, 11:37 AM

Keeping it alive with some Caribbean fish...

Gramma loreto in Belize:

Gramma melacara in Belize:

Thalassoma bifasciatum in Belize:

Holacanthus tricolor in Belize:

Bodianus rufus at the Bahamas:

Luiz Rocha · 11/03/2009, 11:40 AM

And one of my favorite underwater photos, a pair of Indigo Hamlets (Hypoplectrus indigo) spawning in Belize:

seahorsedreams · 11/03/2009, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luiz Rocha

I don't have very many scorps... Don't really know why, will concentrate on them in the next trips

But here are a few to warm up:

Niiiiiiiice.

Mentat · 11/03/2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luiz Rocha

And one of my favorite underwater photos, a pair of Indigo Hamlets (Hypoplectrus indigo) spawning in Belize.

I have taken photos of fish spawning in tanks, but to photograph this magnificent moment underwater while diving is awesome!

Luiz Rocha · 11/03/2009, 02:14 PM

Found another rare one, I am pretty sure nobody here has this fish, as far as I know it has never been in the trade. It is a wrasse found only in a small reef area known as the Pelican Keys, in Belize's inner barrier reef, Halichoeres socialis:

I was the one that discovered and photographed the male color above, and as far as I know, the only photos of this fish are the ones I took.

robvdv · 11/03/2009, 02:41 PM

Extraordinary, thank you Luiz.

LobsterOfJustice · 11/03/2009, 03:42 PM

Interesting... If I had to guess the genus of that fish it certainly wouldnt have been Halichoeres...

JamesJR · 11/03/2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark

http://www.luizrocha.com/academic/Home.html

All I can say is I wish I was in your lab Luiz. 4 years into my PhD studies in chemistry and there are many times that I wish I had gone with coral reef biology.

FMarini · 11/03/2009, 06:30 PM

Luis-
allow me to suggest your "Scorpaenopsis, very hard to ID to species:" appears similar to S papuensis"
Im wondering if you have a full body s hot of your P antennata, the coloration is fantastic

Luiz Rocha · 11/03/2009, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LobsterOfJustice

Interesting... If I had to guess the genus of that fish it certainly wouldnt have been Halichoeres...

Taxonomy of Halichoeres is a total mess, the genus will certainly be split in several, and the "New World" species (Atlantic + tropical eastern Pacific) will probably have their own genus.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesJR

All I can say is I wish I was in your lab Luiz. 4 years into my PhD studies in chemistry and there are many times that I wish I had gone with coral reef biology.

There is a lot of chemistry to study in coral reefs!

Quote:

Originally Posted by FMarini

Luis-
allow me to suggest your "Scorpaenopsis, very hard to ID to species:" appears similar to S papuensis"
Im wondering if you have a full body s hot of your P antennata, the coloration is fantastic

I thought of S. papuensis too, but didn't want to commit in the ID because I don't have a full body shot. Also don't have a full body shot of the P. antennata, I only seem to find these guys when I have my macro lens on

E.intheC · 11/03/2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesJR

All I can say is I wish I was in your lab Luiz. 4 years into my PhD studies in chemistry and there are many times that I wish I had gone with coral reef biology.

me too James, except I'm in HR

Luiz Rocha · 11/04/2009, 09:59 AM

A couple more rare ones from Belize (both recently described):

Elacatinus lobeli:

Elacatinus collini:

And the not so rare Chromis enchrysura from Florida:

seahorsedreams · 11/04/2009, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luiz Rocha

And one of my favorite underwater photos, a pair of Indigo Hamlets (Hypoplectrus indigo) spawning in Belize:

That.... is just.... PERFECT!

Okay, so you are not going to go your own book route, but you should get your pictures in every print that is out there.

Luiz Rocha · 11/04/2009, 02:16 PM

Now on to the butterflyfishes, a Caribbean one first, Chaetodon capistratus:

And the good stuff, Chaetodon adiergastos, Bali:

Chaetodon decussatus, Bali:

Chaetodon vagabundus, Bali:

ourmanflint · 11/04/2009, 05:44 PM

Amazing work! Keep it up... oh and please don't forget the Anthias at some point!

Rare Angels · 11/04/2009, 06:12 PM

Have any pictures of the Wrought Iron butterflyfish?

11/01/2009, 10:31 AM	#151
OrionN Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Costal Texas Posts: 5,432	Please keep going. This got to be the best thread I have seen for a long time, certainly for many years. I am not knowledgeable about rare fish, but still very much enjoy this one. __________________ Minh My homepage is the thread of my home aquarium with yellow H. magnifica Current Tank Info: Nano X 3 and a 58 g SPS

11/01/2009, 12:55 PM	#156
seahorsedreams Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Palos Verdes, Ca Posts: 851	coughscorpscough They don't have to be the rare ones... just any scorp will do :-) __________________ RENEE aka R. Hixson-Cole in a ReefLife Magazine near you! We have Hawaiian lionfish, 1 leaffish, 2 dwarf fuzzies, Fu Manchu, volitan, frondosa, ambon, eschymeyeri, 2 redfin wasp fish, cockatoo waspfish, ghoul, cheekspot, barchin, 3 botched anthias, 3 Red Saddled anthias, pair of orange spotted filefish, pair of bristletail filefish and seahorses.

11/01/2009, 04:35 PM	#159
tcmfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 1,938	Maybe on those Caribbean dives or Florida dives you can take lots of pics of angels and then document some of the lions there. Then everyone is happy. __________________ -Tim Morrissey CORAL Magazine Vol. 6 Number 4

11/03/2009, 03:42 PM	#166
LobsterOfJustice Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 5,403	Interesting... If I had to guess the genus of that fish it certainly wouldnt have been Halichoeres... __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. Setting up a 180. Current Tank Info: 90g reef: 2x 250w halides, 2x 110w VHO actinic, 2x 36w 50/50 PC, 30g sump, Octopus Pro 300 skimmer, 2x Tunze 6000 on multicontroller, Ca reactor, bells, whistles, etc. Set up summer 2007. Also 37g temperate atlantic "local" tank.

11/03/2009, 06:30 PM	#168
FMarini 10 & Over Club Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Houston, Tejas Posts: 4,829	Luis- allow me to suggest your "Scorpaenopsis, very hard to ID to species:" appears similar to S papuensis" Im wondering if you have a full body s hot of your P antennata, the coloration is fantastic __________________ Fish die belly-up and float to the surface: its their way of falling- Andre Gide

11/01/2009, 10:54 AM	#152
walt13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ST Paul, MN Posts: 88	Luiz- Thanks for the H cladia picture. The patience to get those wrasse shots is amazing. I cannot even get that clear a shot with my own eyes in my tank. She never stops moving. I also love the suttle coloring on the H scapularis. Keep the photos coming!! Walt

11/01/2009, 10:55 AM	#153
Luiz Rocha Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Port Aransas, TX Posts: 233	The first 5 pages are of rares, but now I ran out of rare fish photos, so I am just posting the pretty ones Here are some Cirrhilabrus taken at the Philippines: Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Rudie Kuiter calls this morph with the yellow square C. lyukyuensis): Cirrhilabrus lubbocki:

11/01/2009, 03:25 PM	#157
Luiz Rocha Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Port Aransas, TX Posts: 233	I don't have very many scorps... Don't really know why, will concentrate on them in the next trips But here are a few to warm up: Dendrochirus brachypterus, Philippines: Pterois volitans, Philippines: And a close up of Pterois antennata in Bali: Will look for more...

11/01/2009, 03:40 PM	#158
Luiz Rocha Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Port Aransas, TX Posts: 233	Here a Scorpaenopsis, very hard to ID to species: And a pair of Taenianotus triacanthus:

11/03/2009, 11:37 AM	#160
Luiz Rocha Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Port Aransas, TX Posts: 233	Keeping it alive with some Caribbean fish... Gramma loreto in Belize: Gramma melacara in Belize: Thalassoma bifasciatum in Belize: Holacanthus tricolor in Belize: Bodianus rufus at the Bahamas:

11/03/2009, 11:40 AM	#161
Luiz Rocha Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Port Aransas, TX Posts: 233	And one of my favorite underwater photos, a pair of Indigo Hamlets (Hypoplectrus indigo) spawning in Belize:

11/03/2009, 02:14 PM	#164
Luiz Rocha Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Port Aransas, TX Posts: 233	Found another rare one, I am pretty sure nobody here has this fish, as far as I know it has never been in the trade. It is a wrasse found only in a small reef area known as the Pelican Keys, in Belize's inner barrier reef, Halichoeres socialis: I was the one that discovered and photographed the male color above, and as far as I know, the only photos of this fish are the ones I took.

11/03/2009, 02:41 PM	#165
robvdv Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 37	Extraordinary, thank you Luiz.

11/04/2009, 09:59 AM	#171
Luiz Rocha Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Port Aransas, TX Posts: 233	A couple more rare ones from Belize (both recently described): Elacatinus lobeli: Elacatinus collini: And the not so rare Chromis enchrysura from Florida:

11/04/2009, 02:16 PM	#173
Luiz Rocha Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Port Aransas, TX Posts: 233	Now on to the butterflyfishes, a Caribbean one first, Chaetodon capistratus: And the good stuff, Chaetodon adiergastos, Bali: Chaetodon decussatus, Bali: Chaetodon vagabundus, Bali:

11/04/2009, 05:44 PM	#174
ourmanflint Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 19	Amazing work! Keep it up... oh and please don't forget the Anthias at some point!

11/04/2009, 06:12 PM	#175
Rare Angels Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Appleton, Wi Posts: 808	Have any pictures of the Wrought Iron butterflyfish? __________________ Do, or Do Not, There is No Try!!--Yoda Current Tank Info: Currently working on 300 and 250 gallon tanks