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Captured 8/3/11, at the beautiful Aquarium of the Pacific in beautiful Long Beach, California.
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I thought at first that this was a juvenile Harlequin Sweetlips, but MrsRatbag, through some research of her own, correctly identified it as a Spotted Black Grouper. Thanks tons, Denise.
The original on top, with the brightened version on the bottom.
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The spotted black grouper is one of the only fully-protected fish in New Zealand waters. Their colour pattern is highly variable and can change quickly from a uniform dark grey-black to a blotched or distinctively banded dark and light pattern. Young fish often have a number of distinct black markings that tend to fade as the fish grows. They are most common around 1-1.5m but may grow up to 2m long. While not particuarly common in New Zealand they are reguarly seen in areas such as the Bay of Islands.
Source: www.wildblue.co.nz/fish/nontarget/spottedblackgrouper
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Comments (11)
morningglory
Very unusual fish, Harry....and very educational upload.
MrsRatbag
What a beautiful creature this is! Love those spots, he's quite stylish, whatever his name/species might be. About all I'm certain of is that it's a fish, probably a saltwater one. Not too good, eh? You've managed an excellent shot here, Harry, very well done indeed!
npauling
No wonder it is fully protected as it is so unusual with the spots. Great that you have one to look at in your aquarium as I haven't seen one before. Excellent capture and this time I like the original shot.
magnus073
These are some wonderful pic Harry, and a very clever idea for the title
jocko500
wow guess they not good to eat . cool shot
durleybeachbum
Fascinating! That pattern is right on fashion for this season.
Feliciti
looks funny with his dots :) beautiful captured too !!
debbielove
Fascinating and quite excellent picture Harry.. Very well shot indeed! And many thanks for the I.D. lol Got you link (as I do them all), yep, see why I moan about living here in the U.K.? And out Government won't do a thing mate, because of the Human Rights Act.. (Look it up..) rob
danapommet
A very different and strange looking fish. I like the effects between the two shots. Dana
myrrhluz
Beautiful captures of this very interesting fish. Wonderful detail on zoom. I love the detailed textures and the light and shadow on his top fins in the first image. Nice polka dots. I'm tempted to ask if he comes in gingham, but I won't.
Rainastorm
I see spots!! Cool looking guy (or gal) Harry!