ID for fun.

alprazo · 09/03/2018, 09:28 PM

The long thin black and white fish.

alprazo · 09/03/2018, 09:34 PM

https://youtu.be/l1cylDTWMiQ

Rover88 · 09/04/2018, 12:17 PM

blackfin dartfish, maybe...?

Its certainly a unique body type!

radicalemonpeel · 09/04/2018, 04:16 PM

Remora

alprazo · 09/04/2018, 04:46 PM

Not a remora or dartfish.

alprazo · 09/04/2018, 05:10 PM

Hint. Pelagic and found in nearly all coastal tropical and temperate waters except the Eastern Pacific.

alprazo · 09/05/2018, 10:28 PM

Can grow to over 100 lbs.

sacremon · 09/11/2018, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by alprazo

Can grow to over 100 lbs.

That made me think of sport fish.

Cobia.

LobsterOfJustice · 09/11/2018, 02:55 PM

Cobia? Remora was my first guess as well.

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sacremon · 09/11/2018, 03:48 PM

Looking at Bob Fenner's site he got fooled thinking a cobia was a remora, so you have good company. The key is the structure of the dorsal fin, as the remora has a specialized structure for adhering to the underside of other animals.

alprazo · 09/11/2018, 05:02 PM

Cobia it is. Good ID.

LobsterOfJustice · 09/11/2018, 07:44 PM

Interesting find in an LFS. Not a good candidate for any home aquarium lol.

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sacremon · 09/12/2018, 08:11 AM

I remember seeing Epinephelus lanceolatus "Bumblebee grouper" on DD a number of times. Those get even larger than the cobia, though they aren't pelagic. Not to say either are good candidates for most home aquariums. Then again, some of the builds I have seen on this site could probably support a pelagic 100lb fish.

alprazo · 09/12/2018, 07:12 PM

My big tank is 2700 gal, so I have a larger home that could give me a couple of more years with this little one.

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09/05/2018, 10:28 PM	#7
alprazo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,695 Blog Entries: 4	Can grow to over 100 lbs. __________________ NOT Moved on.

09/04/2018, 12:17 PM	#3
Rover88 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 590	blackfin dartfish, maybe...? Its certainly a unique body type!

09/04/2018, 04:16 PM	#4
radicalemonpeel Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 30	Remora

09/11/2018, 02:55 PM	#9
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Cobia? Remora was my first guess as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

09/11/2018, 03:48 PM	#10
sacremon Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 446 Blog Entries: 29	Looking at Bob Fenner's site he got fooled thinking a cobia was a remora, so you have good company. The key is the structure of the dorsal fin, as the remora has a specialized structure for adhering to the underside of other animals. __________________ 300DD, MRC MR-3 skimmer with dual Becketts, two Reefbreeders.com value LED fixtures, MRC fluidized reactor with GFO & GAC.

09/11/2018, 05:02 PM	#11
alprazo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,695 Blog Entries: 4	Cobia it is. Good ID. __________________ NOT Moved on.

09/11/2018, 07:44 PM	#12
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Interesting find in an LFS. Not a good candidate for any home aquarium lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

09/12/2018, 08:11 AM	#13
sacremon Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 446 Blog Entries: 29	I remember seeing Epinephelus lanceolatus "Bumblebee grouper" on DD a number of times. Those get even larger than the cobia, though they aren't pelagic. Not to say either are good candidates for most home aquariums. Then again, some of the builds I have seen on this site could probably support a pelagic 100lb fish. __________________ 300DD, MRC MR-3 skimmer with dual Becketts, two Reefbreeders.com value LED fixtures, MRC fluidized reactor with GFO & GAC.

09/12/2018, 07:12 PM	#14
alprazo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,695 Blog Entries: 4	My big tank is 2700 gal, so I have a larger home that could give me a couple of more years with this little one. __________________ NOT Moved on.