small pink fish needs ID

[Nicolette]

this little guy has been at the LFS I work at since I started about four months ago, so I don't think he'll get much bigger. he's only about an inch! reminds me a lot of my pygmy pearchlet, any ideas? he's the little fella on the right.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Looks like a type of hawkfish. Maybe a Swallowtail hawkfish?

 

[mrbncal]

Could you get a little more zoom or a better fin/ body pic?

 

[Nicolette]

swollowtail looks close.. I just feel like if he's supposed to get 6", he would have grown a little more by now.. I'll get another picture or video of him when I'm in tomorrow. I kind of want him lol.

 

[4FordFamily]

swollowtail looks close.. I just feel like if he's supposed to get 6", he would have grown a little more by now.. I'll get another picture or video of him when I'm in tomorrow. I kind of want him lol.

Hawks grow pretty slowly IMO IME

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

That's not a hawkfish, the fins are not the right shape. It is a stoplight cardinal fish, Fowleria flammea.

 

[reeferfoxx]

That's not a hawkfish, the fins are not the right shape. It is a stoplight cardinal fish, Fowleria flammea.

Nice one!

 

[Salty1962]

Basslet

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Basslet

If it were a basslet the caudal peduncle would be a different shape and the body would be longer. It's a stoplight cardinal fish.

 

[Nicolette]

That's not a hawkfish, the fins are not the right shape. It is a stoplight cardinal fish, Fowleria flammea.

thanks man! here's more pics.
hopefully his color comes in better!

 

[ChiCity]

I think that's some sort of variation of a geometric Pygmy hawk/ anthias...
Not really sure by the pics provided

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

People. It's a cardinal fish. 100%

Look at the eye, look at the rays on the dorsal fin (especially the first ray), look at the tail...

 

[ChiCity]

People. It's a cardinal fish. 100%

Look at the eye, look at the rays on the dorsal fin (especially the first ray), look at the tail...

Yeah you're right.
Cardinal for sure, in this case a stoplight Cardinal.
Was difficult to discern with photos provided as fish looked washed out

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

That's not a hawkfish, the fins are not the right shape. It is a stoplight cardinal fish, Fowleria flammea.

If it were a basslet the caudal peduncle would be a different shape and the body would be longer. It's a stoplight cardinal fish.

Yeah you're right.
Cardinal for sure, in this case a stoplight Cardinal.
Was difficult to discern with photos provided as fish looked washed out

Yep...

 

[tj w]

Yes indeed Bongo

 

[Nicolette]

I ended up taking the booger home. He just looked so sad!