ID this petco fish

[JRamey24]

Trying to figure out what this is. Haven’t gotten a solid answer yet. Not buying from petco just curious.

 

[ErinD]

I think it's a yellow tailed file fish. The head is a little light though.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Definitely a file fish!

 

[scchase]

Pervagor melanocephalus

 

[Grunts & Groans]

Filefish

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Trying to figure out what this is. Haven’t gotten a solid answer yet. Not buying from petco just curious.

It's a black ocellaris clown...JK I'm not sure what it is.

 

[OrionN]

I think it is a Pervago janthinosoma

 

[scchase]

I think it is a Pervago janthinosoma

I am not seeing the black bar that janthinosoma gets its common name from though it is possible. Unfortunately looking at images of this group of files multiple species come up in pictures. From my experience the amount of red in both P. janthinosoma and melanocephalus is highly variable

 

[mort]

I agree it's Pervagor janthinosoma https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/1352_Pervagor_janthinosoma.htm

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

I also thi k it is P. janthinosoma

 

[vetteguy53081]

Pervagor filefish and maroon clown.
Pervagor eats tubeworms BUT also eats all inverts and most all coral !!