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Warixenjalka

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The fish that live in the Atlantic are completely alien to me. Do any of you know these fish?

Photos taken at Caleta de Fuste, Fuerteventura, November 2022

Pic 1: Not a clue
On 2nd pic is some Labridae (maybe Ornate Wrasse?) and some smaller fish (maybe Goby-species?)
Pic 3: not a clue
4th pic has 2 same species than first ones, but there is also one vertical striped fish and few smaller fishes with black spot on base of tail (maybe Saddled Seabream?)
 

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Your fish are apparently:
1: Oedalechilus labeo (Boxlip Mullet)
2: Thalassoma pavo (Turkish Wrasse)
3: Sparisoma cretense (Parrotfish), male
4: at least three species there: two mullet sp. (upperside of image, not sure of exact species), 2 apparently Oblada melanura (Saddled Bream) and another fish I can't ID (the pale spotted one).
 
On a second look, there's only one potential Oblada melanura on pic 4 (the uppermost small fish with black posterior spot), the other one is apparently White Bream (Diplodus sargus), the vertical stripes being visible and the black posterior spot with a different shape. Cheers
 
On a second look, there's only one potential Oblada melanura on pic 4 (the uppermost small fish with black posterior spot), the other one is apparently White Bream (Diplodus sargus), the vertical stripes being visible and the black posterior spot with a different shape. Cheers
Agree ! Also the paler fish with golden lines is Sarpa salpa ;)

On both pics, the mullets show a golden dot on the operculum so it should be Chelon auratus...
 
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