ID unusual blenny

[FuEl]

Lol..imagine the photos of a newly discovered fish..out..even before the academics publish it.

[yikai]

HAHAHAHAHA. somewhere in a stately manor along an english country side, Dr. pyle and helmut debelius and all other fishy people are weeping.

woots!! we should be proud of ourselves man. even though i did not manage to find my blue ring

[Terryz_]

This is the only omobranchus found in Asia right?

[yikai]

This is the only omobranchus found in Asia right?

no. there are many more found in taiwan and japan.

this is the only one that matched our location and habitat.

[Terryz_]

HAHAHAHAHA. somewhere in a stately manor along an english country side, Dr. pyle and helmut debelius and all other fishy people are weeping.

woots!! we should be proud of ourselves man. even though i did not manage to find my blue ring

You can always get from you know who to keep a small blue ring for you if they ever catch... LOL.. Can get some more of this omobranchus from him also..

LOL...

Edited June 26, 2010 by Terryz_

[yikai]

You can always get Shannon to keep a small blue ring for you if they ever catch... LOL.. Can get some more of this omobranchus from him also..

LOL...

shh!! don't reveal our secret location! hahha.

[Terryz_]

no. there are many more found in taiwan and japan.

this is the only one that matched our location and habitat.

Singapore's own Omobranchus... Endemic to Singapore..

[yikai]

Singapore's own Omobranchus... Endemic to Singapore..

it's not endemic to singapore.

Omobranchus meniscus is found in thailand, singapore and maybe indonesia.

[Terryz_]

it's not endemic to singapore.

Omobranchus meniscus is found in thailand, singapore and maybe indonesia.

Oh.. But it is nice to have them and be the first to capture its photo..

[FuEl]

Oh.. But it is nice to have them and be the first to capture its photo..

True. The wonders of Google-fu. Funny why someone would put the species name of a newly discovered species up on the internet without a photograph of it.

[Terryz_]

True. The wonders of Google-fu. Funny why someone would put the species name of a newly discovered species up on the internet without a photograph of it.

If it is newly discovered, it should have a photo... but no photo of it on the net... Not very nice fish? I find it cute..

Edited June 26, 2010 by Terryz_

[yikai]

since there's no photo, we might not even be correct that ours is O. meniscus. we're just very certain only.

even naoko wrasse, which looks so different from rubriventralis, was not even confirmed a new species until dorsal fin count, scale count, DNA sequence. scientists take no chances.

our blenny might have no photo because maybe at that time it was very rare and only 1 holotype has been collected. like Apolymichthys guezei.

and that photo was way too cui to be put up on fishbase

[Terryz_]

since there's no photo, we might not even be correct that ours is O. meniscus. we're just very certain only.

even naoko wrasse, which looks so different from rubriventralis, was not even confirmed a new species until dorsal fin count, scale count, DNA sequence. scientists take no chances.

our blenny might have no photo because maybe at that time it was very rare and only 1 holotype has been collected. like Apolymichthys guezei.

and that photo was way too cui to be put up on fishbase

You just hope, you did not catch all of them... LOL... If not no more supply liao..

[yikai]

You just hope, you did not catch all of them... LOL... If not no more supply liao..

some of them escaped my net. i remember.....

no lah. other 'places' should have them too

[FuEl]

You probably need better quality pics to get onto fishbase. Maybe can ask DA to help.

[yikai]

Your photos will not make it to fishbase. You know why? All the photos on fishbase are of dead fish.

no not all lah lol.

only the rarer ones are dead or drawn. butterflies, angels, alot are live photos.

[Terryz_]

Your photos will not make it to fishbase. You know why? All the photos on fishbase are of dead fish.

:lol: :lol:

[Terryz_]

some of them escaped my net. i remember.....

no lah. other 'places' should have them too

Like what other 'places'... :lol:

Edited June 26, 2010 by Terryz_

[yikai]

Like what other 'places'... :lol:

pm you.

[yikai]

Next week, back to same kelong for fishing and blenny-ing... It looks so much like the brachiosarus blenny.

wan to go again ask me!!!! i wanna go collect more!

weekend please

maybe this time can EAT my blue ring angel...maybe this time.

[Terryz_]

wan to go again ask me!!!! i wanna go collect more!

weekend please

maybe this time can EAT my blue ring angel...maybe this time.

:chair:

You got 6 liao...

[yikai]

:chair:

You got 6 liao...

you never know incase mati.

or some scientist ask me send them sample to do DNA test!!!

[Terryz_]

you never know incase mati.

or some scientist ask me send them sample to do DNA test!!!

But dunno what they feed on leh.. Not feeding yet.. Get another 2 for me.. LOL..

[yikai]

But dunno what they feed on leh.. Not feeding yet.. Get another 2 for me.. LOL..

i have 6 with me for you to slowly take if yours die. so long as i have a pair i'm happy haha.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Have your all check the genus Istiblennius? From Dr, burgess book that I have, the fish resemble the ones from the genus Istiblennius