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FAQs about Marine Fishes 2
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Related FAQs: Marine Fishes 1, & FAQs
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Pygmy Sweepers, gen. –
07/17/09
Dear WetWebMedia Crew:
I saw a rather distinct school of fish at work (my work, not the
fishes') the other day. They are apparently called "pygmy sweepers."
After looking up the name on the Internet, I found they are also called
"golden sweepers"
or "Parapriacanthus ransonneti." Unfortunately, I have not found any
other information. Have you heard of them? Do they make good aquarium
fish?
Much thanks,
Diane
<The Pygmy Sweeper is Parapriacanthus ransonneti. If all else fails,
Fishbase usually comes up trumps! In this case, did a search for
"Sweeper", and found the beastie, spelled Pigmy to be sure, but that's
life. You'll
find info there re: size, diet, social behaviour.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=5803
They aren't normally kept as aquarium fish; they're gregarious,
nocturnal, feed mostly on zooplankton, and don't adapt well to small
tanks despite their "pygmy" size. If you have a very large aquarium with
big caves,
strong water current, and the ability to offer them suitably small
foods, a school of at least 6, ideally 10 or more specimens might be
worth a flutter. There's a little about them in the (big) Axelrod Marine
Atlas.
Cheers, Neale>
Re: Pygmy Sweepers
7/18//09
Dear Neale:
Thank you very much for the quick reply. By the way, don't worry about
the fish; they will live in a public aquarium's large, live coral
exhibit, so they will have plenty of room and plankton.
Sincerely,
Diane
<Hi Diane. Glad to have helped; sounds as if these fish are going to a
lovely home! Good luck with them. Cheers, Neale.>
Wow, now this is
trippy! MBARI, Barreleye, deepwater fish 2/26/09
http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2009/barreleye/barreleye.html
<Neat fish, good spiel. BobF>
Quick fish ID bro? 11/18/07 cheers, Bob <Antoine> A
quick query bro... can you name or guide me to ID this fish, mate?
Photographed in South Africa (East) <Looks... like an
Anarhichadid... "Wolf blenny" from the scalature, molars... but
don't see it by family on FB... Nor is there a member listed for S.
Africa (out of 1,903 on FB)... Do you have a full-body pic? Cheers!
BobF> It looks delicious :)<I'd say it's a Jimmy Durante feesh,
ah cha cha cha... But think this ref. is too old for you. B>
Quick fish ID bro? 11/19/07 heehee... a fitting name
indeed - I do remember Durante well... watch(ed) the films and my
grandfather met him (pap did security/bodyguarding)... used to love
to mention him. Sorry for not including a body shot of the fish
bro. One is attached here. The critter was the better part of a
meter in length. gracias :) <Have "slept on this", (was
lumpy), and do think this (now) may be some sort of Labrid/oid...
from the dentition, thick caudal peduncle, and apparently truncate
caudal... Am going through Fishbase in a bit... re S. African
members of the family... perhaps this is even a genetically deformed
individual... Cheers, BobF
<Dr. Randall... am stumped... can you help me here. At least to
family? Cheers, Bob Fenner> Re: quick fish ID bro? 11/19/07
Great thanks for the effort, Bob. Please don't go far out of your
way, though. I was just fishing to see if it rang a bell. I will
keep digging too. gracias <Have bitten the proverbial bullet and
sent your pix to Dr. Randall for his input... Now I'm really hooked!
Cheers, BobF>
Re: Quick fish ID bro? -11/19/07 It's seabream (Porgy):
Cymatoceps nasutus
http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5531
Cheers, Marco. <Ahh, outstanding! Thank you Marco. BobF>
Re: Jack, would you take a look? FW: quick fish ID bro?
-11/19/07 Bob: Looks like the emperor Lethrinus
erythracanthus with a deformed head to me. L. kallopterus is a
synonym. Aloha, Jack <Thanks much Jack... one of the "Crew"
wrote in: It's seabream (Porgy): Cymatoceps
nasutushttp://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5531Cheers,
Marco.<Ahh, outstanding! Thank you Marco. BobF> <<In taking a
look at the FB graphic, this does look to be it. A hu'i hou!
BobF>
Re: Jack, would you take a look? FW: quick fish ID bro? –
11/20/2007 Great thanks Bob/Marco/Jack for the input
<You are welcome.> the Seabream is on the mark! The
temptation to call this fish a wrasse was so strong for me
too... but it just wasn't right. much obliged :) <I’m more
into moray eels and puffers than porgies, but this funny face
was unforgettable. Cheers, Marco.> |
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