Flame Tail Blenny - or is it?

[Gillybaby]

I found this gorgeous wee fish at my lfs at the weekend and fell in love. TMC had advised that it was a tank bred Flame Tail Blenny but my lfs has a sneaking suspicion that it is a cross breed. TMC did not provide a latin name. It does have a passing resemblance to a bi-colour blenny but without the wee antennae on its head and face which most rockskipping blennies have.

http://www.trapper300.co.uk/photos/albums/uploads/current%20tank%20pics%20for%20webpage%2015%20aug/flametail2.jpg

Anyone seen one of these before and know if they have a latin name or are, indeed, a tank bred cross? I have a couple of other pics I could post if it'll help.

Ta

PS Please excuse the sorry state of the Porites in the background, it got buried by my blue cheek and I completely forgot it was under the sand. I think it's recovering :(

[oakwell]

i amy be wrong and TANGMAN will back me up on this but i think aquarious koi have one of the blennys in, like i say i may be wrong...over to you TANGMAN .............

[Gillybaby]

Thanks Oakwell. I forgot I'd posted this actually.

I managed to find only one site with info on these fish in the end. There doesn't seem to be many of them about. They are called Goldentail Comb-tooth Blennies (Enchelyurus flavipes) and are found in the waters around Bali. There's a company in the US that is tank breeding them so maybe TMC are now too.

He's a great wee fish and despite his diminutive size is quite happy to rough it with the tangs in the middle of the tank. Eats like a pig too. Would highly recommend one of these chaps to anyone.

[oakwell]

looks a nice fish :-D

[Tangman]

Hi Our one has stripes running vertical as i saw him today when he came out to feed and he has yellow eyes, i cant recognise yours as i have looked in all the books i have and not found it. I will have a look in our Atlas at work and see ii can spot him. Eric

[Gillybaby]

Thanks Tangman, much appreciated.

I'm a bit of a control freak with my fish and like to know as much about them as possible so I'm at a bit of a loss with this wee guy.

[oakwell]

i have looked in all my books and nearest i have to it is a bi-coloured blennie???

[Gillybaby]

I actually thought he was a mislabeled bi-colour blenny to start with until I looked closely at him.

Maybe this could be Reef Corals first competition - a prize for the person who can find anything out about this fish :wink: :grin: