Can anyone identify this?

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FlyingFox
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Can anyone identify this?

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Got any ideas on this one?
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coral8
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Re: Can anyone identify this?

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Reminds me of a hawkfish, in my opinion, body-wise. Face isn't quite right, though.
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it's got the body right, pretty similar to a hawkfish, but that mouth's way off
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Got it, Centropogon austflakeis, AKA Fortescue.
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Re: Can anyone identify this?

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Be careful though, they're venomous.
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