Know what this is?

[christiaan]

Anyone know - I took the photo in the Maldives in April during my honeymoon. . .

 

[Mekaeel]

Is that a lump on its head?

 

[christiaan]

Yup and its a huge fish - almost as big as me

 

[Tobes]

A Biglump fish?

 

[christiaan]

heres a bigger photo

 

[christiaan]

sorry for the 2 pics - first pics ever uploaded

look at the mouth - its had a "beak" like a parrotfish?????

 

[Singularity]

travelli ???

 

[christiaan]

????? dont know

try

dont know why i cant upload a bigger photo??

 

[Mike]

It is called something like a lump head parrot fish.

 

[Mike]

Ok, i was close, it's a bump head parrot fish;-

http://www.livingseaimages.com/photo/pages/561U31.bio.html

 

[viper357]

images can be 800 x 600 but under 100kb

 

[christiaan]

Thanks a lot
Been looking for that name for a while - he was really cool and checked us out for a while. . .

 

[Mike]

Thanks a lot
Been looking for that name for a while - he was really cool and checked us out for a while. . .

Not very reef safe they eat coral and shit sand

 

[christiaan]

And the wrasse swimming with it

 

[Ocean]

4 feet is waht in meters Wee-Green?

 

[christiaan]

that parrot would need a swimming pool to turn around - no home aquarium could house these guys

 

[christiaan]

this thing was almost 2 meters

 

[Mike]

4 feet is waht in meters Wee-Green?

1.2m, 1foot = 30cms, now remember it, you will be tested later.

 

[Ocean]

WOW that is huge very huge you say'almost as big as me' how big are you?

 

[Ocean]

Thanks so not 2m sounded a little big.