----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:18
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Fish ID


> Steven Catron wrote:
>
>  >What sort of fish in South Florida water has black and white
horizontal
> >bands along the lower 3/4s of its body, with more colorful (blue and/or
> >yellow comes to mind) bands on the top 1/4?   I saw one of those off
> >Boynton Beach, but had forgotten it until now.
>
> Bob has been quite clear that he does not dive Florida.  He's probably
not
> the best person to ask about fish you spot in Boynton even though many
of
> our local fish are the same as or related to fish found in the Bahamas
and
> Caribbean.  Do you have a photo of this fish?
No, looks like I'll have to do a bit of research, despite my hope that
this would be one of those blatantly obvious fish I'd have to smack my
forehead for not remembering.  :-)

> If not, can you provide some
> details on body shape, shape and location of fins and/or location and
> appearance of the fish's mouth?  Anything more you have might help
identify
> the fish in question.
Sort of like a rather thin-bodied grouper in basic outline and mouth
location, IIRC.  My mask was flooding a steady stream into my eye at that
point, and so I was a wee bit distracted.  :-)

I'll try to dig up my Field Guide of Caribbean Reef Fish from wherever
it's been stored for these long four years since my last WW dive.