what fish is that?


what fish is that?

Salt water Louhan
Actually, its a humphead (if I remember correctly, and don't bother to ask me about latin names)
Last edited by Justikanz; 10th Apr 2007 at 12:37. Reason: Removing immediate quotation

Wow, grotesque looking. Looks huge though.
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Some relative to the popular 'Su Mei'...
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Wow ! Su Mei , yummy , but very expensive now. $21 / 100g in the restaurant. Used to have it in my home town at reasonable price. Now all these fishes are exporting to SG, HK, and China.
Last edited by Justikanz; 16th Apr 2007 at 12:46. Reason: Removing immediate quotation

If they are really relative, should be some distant relative.
Their living habits are quite different too.
The hump heads like to cruise in big fleet, and I mean really big, I estimate to see hundreds, smallest about 1m while I was diving in Manado.
Napoleon Warsse on the other hand seems to prefer living alone.
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/humphead.html

Oh yes! Thanks, Goondoo... Napolean wrasse! Damn huge... I think Su Meis are also wrasses... If I didn't remember wrongly... But you guys are the experts... I mean you see these creatures when you dive...![]()
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Errr... If I am not wrong, Su Mei=Napolean wrasse![]()
Last edited by Justikanz; 23rd Apr 2007 at 12:36. Reason: Removing immediate quotation

Maori wrasse
Something about the water & the fishes that calms me down.

Ya, Su Mei is Napolean Wrasse...Saw it at the Underwater World over the week...
My bad...
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), C.tonkinensis(Melted!
), C.walkeri, C.wendtii 'Brown', C.wendtii 'Green', C.wendtii 'Green Gecko', C.wendtii 'Tropica' and Cryptocoryne x willisii
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Yah its Napolean wrasse...
Another similar looking fish in my opinion is the bumphead parrotfish...
Both beautiful fishes...
Scuba divers will be very familiar with them...
Alas, they are now quite sought after by the chinese restaurants... Fetching a very high price too...
Personally, they are so much more beautiful in the sea than on the dinner plate.
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