Submitted by pipehorse on Sun, 12/28/2008 - 11:38.
Not very experienced with Pacific here, however it definetly looks like a Hawkfish. So if you didn't have any reference books available, googling "Hawkfish Pacific Ocean" would help. Anyway, I do have reference books, this looks like a Flame Hawkfish-Neocirhitus armatus. For future reference when asking for ID help, its nice to know particulars like location, and depth of where picture was taken.
ID Help
Not very experienced with Pacific here, however it definetly looks like a Hawkfish. So if you didn't have any reference books available, googling "Hawkfish Pacific Ocean" would help. Anyway, I do have reference books, this looks like a Flame Hawkfish-Neocirhitus armatus. For future reference when asking for ID help, its nice to know particulars like location, and depth of where picture was taken.
pipehorse, Thanks,
pipehorse, Thanks,
Picture taking in Fiji Nov 20 2008 About 40 ft