have a go at IDing these

[clippo]

hi folks... got a few new species for my database recently.... help with IDs would be appreciated.

First, is this a Liopropoma tonstrinum?

http://www.pbase.com/clippo/image/131229539/medium.jpg

Second... some kind of soapfish?

http://www.pbase.com/clippo/image/131229529/medium.jpg

Thirdly... an unusual blenny.... only about 1 inch long.

http://www.pbase.com/clippo/image/131229530/medium.jpg

:cool:

[clippo]

bump.

[TP123]

#1 is Liopropoma multilineatum - I recognize it from DFS. They have 1 for sale.

[clippo]

thanks - aren't multilineatum much more yellow on the flanks? or is their colouration that variable?

[tcmfish]

Ocellated soapfish, Grammistops ocellatus, on the second one.

Number is one is L. multilineatum, I agree with TP123.

Not sure on the blenny, I don't have any of my books with me.

[zachk]

I'm not sure of the scientific name for #3, but I've bought 5 of them from Diver's Den. They sold them as Red Jewel Nano Blenny.