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Amazing maroon clown collected today in PNG

Postby cortez marine » August 8th, 2008, 6:02 am

Well...
Look what we caught today...
Pretty much speaks for itself....
Each side has a different picture pattern yet the head "bonnet" is balanced perfectly.
Could it be that a premnas could have had a previous cross-genus dalliance with a leucokranos?
Or is it just a genetic anomalie?
Papua New Guinea has at least one amazing new thing per week now it seems and we are just getting started.
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The flip side

Postby cortez marine » August 8th, 2008, 6:09 am

And the flip side!
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Awesome Clown

Postby AquaErik » August 8th, 2008, 8:16 am

Awesome looking specimen Steve!

Look forward to seeing some more PNG goodies soon.

Keep up the great work.

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Postby Fish_dave » August 8th, 2008, 12:09 pm

That is very cool.

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Postby Mike612 » August 8th, 2008, 1:34 pm

Does Spiderman know that someone stole his outfit?
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Postby Vili_Shark » August 8th, 2008, 3:20 pm

Woow, really cool fish!

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Postby myerst22 » August 10th, 2008, 6:00 pm

AWESOME!!!! When can we expect, if ever, to see them for sale in the states? Was that the only maroon? found with those markings? Great find!!! I bet ORA's mouth is watering when they see that fish! Regards, Tim
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Postby coralite » August 12th, 2008, 11:28 am

It could be a long shot but if you found more this could represent a new species, doubt it though. Very cool, thanks for sharing.
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Postby Checker » August 12th, 2008, 12:19 pm

myerst22 wrote:AWESOME!!!! When can we expect, if ever, to see them for sale in the states? Was that the only maroon? found with those markings? Great find!!! I bet ORA's mouth is watering when they see that fish! Regards, Tim


That fish landed in the US last week. Shipments have all ready started into the US.
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Postby Unarce » August 12th, 2008, 12:46 pm

Me likey the Lighting Clown!
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Postby GratefulDiver » August 13th, 2008, 3:18 pm

GreshamH wrote:
myerst22 wrote:AWESOME!!!! When can we expect, if ever, to see them for sale in the states? Was that the only maroon? found with those markings? Great find!!! I bet ORA's mouth is watering when they see that fish! Regards, Tim


That fish landed in the US last week. Shipments have all ready started into the US.


If you're kidding, I owe you one for the 3 hours I spent preparing a new nano @ work. :lol:
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Postby Checker » August 13th, 2008, 4:10 pm

GratefulDiver wrote:
GreshamH wrote:
myerst22 wrote:AWESOME!!!! When can we expect, if ever, to see them for sale in the states? Was that the only maroon? found with those markings? Great find!!! I bet ORA's mouth is watering when they see that fish! Regards, Tim


That fish landed in the US last week. Shipments have all ready started into the US.


If you're kidding, I owe you one for the 3 hours I spent preparing a new nano @ work. :lol:


No kidding GD, I wouldn't do that with you :)-
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Postby Vili_Shark » August 14th, 2008, 6:30 am

G, did they have more specimen like this or was it the only one?
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there can only be one

Postby cortez marine » August 14th, 2008, 9:45 am

Vili
We got orders for a dozen of them...:}
It is one in a many years experience.
Who has seen more red maroons then David Palmer of the Solomon Island connection?
If he thinks its special then it really must be!
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Postby cortez marine » August 15th, 2008, 8:12 am

This maroon gets exported tomorow...
Who wants it?
Let the bidding begin!
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Postby JustPhish » August 15th, 2008, 12:32 pm

Oh goodness this is going to start getting crazy like the zoanthid naming. Stormy fields maroon clowns are going to be on everyone's wish list now.

Awesome fish though. Are many different entities collecting over there or just you? I see the stock being offered on lists now and having someone I relatively know doing the actual collecting makes me more comfortable.
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Postby Checker » August 16th, 2008, 2:03 pm

JP, he's not collecting at all, he's training the collectors ;) Unless you know native PNG'ers, you don't know anyone over there collecting :D
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Postby JustPhish » August 17th, 2008, 10:44 pm

GreshamH wrote:JP, he's not collecting at all, he's training the collectors ;) Unless you know native PNG'ers, you don't know anyone over there collecting :D


When I said "knowing" I didn't mean personally. I am confident in the stuff I get from some suppliers because they have their own collecting stations and I know who I'm dealing with while never actually having met any of them in person.
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Postby GratefulDiver » September 30th, 2008, 7:23 pm

So........ This is just a one of a kind pattern on a maroon then?

Or are there more with markings like this?

Its a very nice looking fish. - Would be nice to see there are more of them...
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Postby Unarce » October 20th, 2008, 4:29 pm

Hi Steve - Do you know where the lighting clown eventually ended up? Have you come across more?

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