Basslet or Hogfish

[LongIslandAndy]

Hi

I got in this fish today as a hogfish. I cannot identify it, it has the body shape of a basslet. It is a purplish pink with a thick yellow band running through its tail. It also has some yellow markings in its face



Thanks

 

[Mattl22]

Cool fish looks like a basslet

 

[albano]

possibly sunrise/ sunset basslet http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/natsci/fish/images/sunrise.html

 

[Boomer]

That is a Yellow Tail Reef Basslet. It is of the genus Liopropoma but has not been described yet.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Thanks for the quick responses. I found him : Liopropoma Mitratum. It is a real pretty little fish, eating like a pig

Thanks again
Andy

http://www.qualitymarine.com/Products/Fish/Wild/Basslets/Liopropoma