Has any one seen or know of native marine fish (looks more like a blenny than a goby) that is see-through like glass? They seem to get more see- through as they get bigger. And does anyone know what it is called? I have found them in Gisborne.

can you get a pic doug?

I could try but would have to wait for summer. May be hard be hard though because of visibilty.

haven't seen anything like that up this way

Do you still have a cold marine setup. Maybe I could catch you some, just way too cold for me at the moment :tears:

yes have as setup they can go into

I think i've seen something like that around Southbay, Kaikoura. :smln:

anything like this

Sort of. Without the yellow and the eyebrows and more see through.

why does that fish look like he's pressing on the glass trying to peer out?

:sml2:

maybe he can see Anthony coming with his paintbrush camera :digH:

thats a crested blenny

so similar shape is prob another blenny type

theres heaps at waihi of thos..theres all sort of blennys etc..there..

why does that fish look like he's pressing on the glass trying to peer out?

:sml2:

maybe he can see Anthony coming with his paintbrush camera :digH:

maybe saw you bending over and thought thats a big rock crack he can hide in :digH: :digH: :rotf: :rotf: :roll:

ohhhhhhh really! you'll keep hahaha

:smot:

:yaw2: :yaw2: :roll:

was reading up about blennies the other day and several sources claimed true blennies only occur between north cape and east cape.

did it look like this?

By f15hguy at 2012-06-27

(hope this works)

thats a common triplefin in juvenile colouring

Blenny shape as said but looked like glass. Smaller one you could see some of the internals but bigger ones almost completely clear.

Will have to wait till summer to have another look.

how big are they?, there is a Glass goby in NZ waters Gobiopterus semivestitus that is completely clear

other than that can't find anything in my books or online (they don't tend to study it unless its profitable

whitebait

Havent found anything that mates yet. Guess we will have to wait till I can catch one and photograph it.