Weird Yellow Mystery Fish, can someone help me ID this?

[Darryl1029]

Hi, im kinda new here. so my lfs got this from a fisherman and he himself dont know what fish this is, but he knows that its not a yellow coris wrasse, can someone help me ID this fish?

 

[blaxsun]

It would be easier to tell if it was actually swimming in water.

 

[Sean Clark]

Well, it's a wrasse, but to know more, better pics will be helpful.

 

[((FORDTECH))]

It really kills me to see so many people think it’s better to take a fish out of water to take a picture of it…..

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I know what it is, but I don't know what it's called!!! It's a type of ultra-cryptic cave fish from deeper water, they live in groups. I know that they are really hard to feed and mostly eat micro inverts. If I can remember the name, I'll let you know!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

OH! Thats it, they are called Brotulids, AKA 'yellow eel gobies'.

 

[Sean Clark]

OH! Thats it, they are called Brotulids, AKA 'yellow eel gobies'.

Hmm, perhaps. Looks similar but you can't see any of the defining fins in the OP's pic.

Yellow Brotulid | reef tools

The mysterious Yellow Brotulid, Dinematichthys sp., has been called by many different common and scientific names. It may be called Yellow Dusky Brotulid, Yellow Pygmy Brotulid, or Yellow Eel Goby. It's been identified as Brotulina fusca and Diancistrus fuscus, but is likely Dinematichthys...

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[Mr_Knightley]

That's because it's out of the water. The fins retract against the body when out of water.

Hmm, perhaps. Looks similar but you can't see any of the defining fins in the OP's pic.

Yellow Brotulid | reef tools

The mysterious Yellow Brotulid, Dinematichthys sp., has been called by many different common and scientific names. It may be called Yellow Dusky Brotulid, Yellow Pygmy Brotulid, or Yellow Eel Goby. It's been identified as Brotulina fusca and Diancistrus fuscus, but is likely Dinematichthys...

reeftools.com

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

That actually looks like an eel
D

 

[Sean Clark]

That's because it's out of the water. The fins retract against the body when out of water.

Thank you, yes. Unfortunately this fish was cruelly photographed out out of the water. Could you see how that would be an issue to make a positive identification? I am not disagreeing with you, only trying to positively identify the fish for the OP. In fact I think that you are correct.

 

[Projects with Sam]

what a cool fish

 

[Sean Clark]

what a cool fish

Very cool fish.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Thank you, yes. Unfortunately this fish was cruelly photographed out out of the water. Could you see how that would be an issue to make a positive identification? I am not disagreeing with you, only trying to positively identify the fish for the OP. In fact I think that you are correct.

I see no issue with out of water photos, when taken humanely. Most often they are taken during transport, when the fish would already be out of the water, and an extra 2 seconds doesn't do much harm at all. However, out of water pics are useless enough that I don't get why people still do it xD
But that's derailing the thread. No offense taken my friend!

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I take all my selfies under water.
D

 

[Sean Clark]

I take all my selfies under water.
D

I don't do selfies in or out of water.

 

[Projects with Sam]

I only do caudal fin shots. and I delete them right after.

 

[Darryl1029]

Thanks for the replies, yea its unfortunate that most of the lfs in my country take the fish out of water to photograph them, i'll be getting that fish for my 400g tank since it seems to be pretty rare and unique

 

[Sean Clark]

Hmm, perhaps. Looks similar but you can't see any of the defining fins in the OP's pic.

Yellow Brotulid | reef tools

The mysterious Yellow Brotulid, Dinematichthys sp., has been called by many different common and scientific names. It may be called Yellow Dusky Brotulid, Yellow Pygmy Brotulid, or Yellow Eel Goby. It's been identified as Brotulina fusca and Diancistrus fuscus, but is likely Dinematichthys...

reeftools.com

That's because it's out of the water. The fins retract against the body when out of water.

Thank you, yes. Unfortunately this fish was cruelly photographed out out of the water. Could you see how that would be an issue to make a positive identification? I am not disagreeing with you, only trying to positively identify the fish for the OP. In fact I think that you are correct.

I see no issue with out of water photos, when taken humanely. Most often they are taken during transport, when the fish would already be out of the water, and an extra 2 seconds doesn't do much harm at all. However, out of water pics are useless enough that I don't get why people still do it xD
But that's derailing the thread. No offense taken my friend!

Absolutely no offense taken, I hope that is reciprocal. I am only trying to identify a fish. Out of water or not.

So to the one question asked though... The one question that I asked you when you replied to me that the fish was out of water and that is why it's fins were retracted and thus not identifiable...

Could you see how that would be an issue to make a positive identification?

 

[Sean Clark]

Thanks for the replies, yea its unfortunate that most of the lfs in my country take the fish out of water to photograph them, i'll be getting that fish for my 400g tank since it seems to be pretty rare and unique

I would jump on this fish, you do not see fish like this often.

 

[bruno3047]

OH! Thats it, they are called Brotulids, AKA 'yellow eel gobies'.

Two thumbs up on the ID.