Highhat - Note the fewer, wider dark stripes that alternated with light stripes on the adult. The juvenile has a line across the nape (snout). Photo credit: Main and Bottom Left Photos - © Bill Downey. Bottom Right Photo - © Les Wilk.
Highhat - Note the fewer, wider dark stripes that alternated with
light stripes on the adult. The juvenile has a line across the
nape (snout). Photo credit: Main and Bottom Left Photos - © Bill Downey. Bottom Right
Photo - © Les Wilk.
Cubbyu Adult - The dark lines on the Cubbyu adults are thinner
and are against a dark background. The rare dark phase of the
Highhat adult can easily be confused with the Cubbyu adult. Photo
credit: © David B. Snyder.
Cubbyu Juvenile - The little Cubbyu has a little 'cubby hole'
between its eyes. Photo credit: © Graeme Teague.
The Highhat has not been positively identified on the Pensacola
sites. The behavior and appearance are similar to that of the
Cubbyu, and they might even be in small groups with the Cubbyu,
however distinction can be found between the two. For the
juveniles, the key identifier distinguishing the two species is
on the nape (snout). The adults can be contrasted by the
differences in the striping patterns. Photograph(s) used by
permission of ReefNet Software from their excellent Fishes of the
Caribbean and Adjacent Waters fish ID CD-ROM.