juv parrot, but what?

Hi everyone,
I am new to this site and still trying to navigate it.
Here is a pic of a parrotfish I caught last summer around here in VB and
I still cannot ID it! I am leaning towards a redtail.
Anyone know for sure??
I have more pics at my tropical stray site at
www.fishheadsalad.com/fishheads
The pics were taken about a year ago and the color still hasn't changed into what I thought it was.
My blue headed wrasse was brown and cream when I caught him, but is now looking the way it should. green/blue etc.
Thanks for helping,

John

 

I don't know your fish, but I love your site.

 

Hi Pagojoe,

Thanks for liking my site : )
I get frustrated on parrots.
I know lots of atlantic juv's...
their colors before they become adults...
I know my atlantic angelfish...
I know all my atlantic butterflies...
most of the damselfish..
but...
parrots...juv colors????
Throws me! I just don't find enough of them to catagorize.
I am just hoping he will keep growning and changing to the point where there is no question as to the ID.
Thanks for reading my posting,
John

 

I'm a snail guy, and my only passing familiarity is with Indo-Pacific juveniles, but they're all maddening. I'm sure you have all the same books I have, and I don't see a very good match for your fish. Closest one is probably Sparisoma chrysopterum, but I guess the only way it could be that species is if it's a transitional form.

Do you find molluscan Caribbean stragglers up that far?

Cheers,



Don

 

LOL I now see that "redtail" is the same one I suggested. Sorry.

 

i may be wrong, but I think that is a juvie spotlight. I have one that looks similar, it was caught by a long time diver he said it was a juvie spotlight.