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Old 15-07-03, 05:11 PM
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Can anyone tell me what these are? I can't ID them in my books. They were shoaling (though not in large numbers) in the Med off Ibiza... Possibly Snapper or Dentex?

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Forgot to say - they're pretty big, 2-3 foot long, silver, with a large shimmering green patch behind the gills...
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Bit hard to say, got any more photos ? A buddy of mine who dived in the Med for 3 years (for his PhD) saw a fair few Tarpon, these can be 2-6f eet long, all silver, big scales very impressive beasties
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This was pretty much the best pic as they kept there distance! I'll see if i can dig out another....
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Quote[/b] (Steve W @ July 15 2003,18:23)]Bit hard to say, got any more photos ? A buddy of mine who dived in the Med for 3 years (for his PhD) saw a fair few Tarpon, these can be 2-6f eet long, all silver, big scales very impressive beasties
They don't look anything like tarpon to me. At least, not this species:
http://ichtyonb1.mnhn.fr/Photos....species



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Maybe a Dentex or a Sea Bream, Couch's or Gilt Head. Will try & have a look elsewhere & get back.???
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They look like shoaling/schooling Big Eyed Jacks to me - the type you see at any reef in the Tiran Straits.
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Agreed John (good link BTW), but the photo doesn't really give you masses of info to judge accurately
THey look like they've go a single elongated dorsal fin (like a Ling), is that right Justin?
TBH, The fish on the right reminded me a little of a
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I agree about the single elongated dorsal fin, Steve, but the caudal fin is definitely not that of a dolphin fish and the general shape of the body doesn't resemble the very characteristic shape of the dolphin fish either. If we're right about the dorsal fin, they are definitely not jacks either, Bren. Sorry to be so negative. I've no idea what they are.
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<font color='#0000FF'>Agree with you there John, I've been going through my book for the last couple of days and can tell what it isn't, unfortunately not what it is! I'll keep looking especially through other fish ID's, actually may ask my Mrs, shes much better than me with this!
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