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Trumpetfish

Aulostomus maculatus

Photo by jess.blank
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19.3785, -81.3063

Field Notes

Habitat:

found snorkeling in the reef near the Sting Ray City

Notes:

Trying to imitate the coral

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)

Spot on sub.dio. It's a trumpetfish :) Colouration and mouth are very characteristic. Needlefish are silvery gray and do not exhibit that behaviour.
I'm not 100% sure, I am doing my IDs as I go. I thought because of it's behavior, coloring, and mouth that it looked more like the trumpetfish, but I can do a some more research. Is there a specific reason you are questioning the ID? Do you have any reference I can look at? Thanks for the help!
Is it a trumpetfish or a needlefish?

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