10 of the Most Expensive Tropical Fish created by: Amelia Island Time Charters

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Candy Basslet$1,000

Clarion Angelfish$2,500

Wrought IronButterflyfish$2,700

AustralianFlathead Perch

$5,000

Bladefin Basslet$10,000

FreshwaterPolka DotStingray$100,000

PlatinumArowana$400,000

PeppermintAngelfish$30,000

Neptune Grouper$6,000

Golden Basslet$8,000

This beautiful fish has to beone of the most colorful ofall marine fishes. It’s foundin the Caribbean, mostly offthe coast of Curacao.

The Clarion Angelfish isnamed for one of the mostbeautiful islands off the

Pacific coast of Mexico, partof the Revillagigedo Islands

Found off the waters ofJapan this little beauty

reaches an average size ofapproximately 6 inches. Itis one of the hardiest of theButterflyfish family, but

also one of the least ownedalso one of the least owneddue to its price tag.

This super rare fish isvery difficult to catch

darting out of the shelter ofrocks only for food andquickly darting back.

This stunning fish is almostnever available for

purchase, so when it is,collectors clamor for it

paying upwards of $6,000.It’s a deep water fish,

presenting many challengespresenting many challengesin collecting it, includingthe need for the divers torise slowly to allow

decompression not only forthemselves but for the

specimens they collected. In 2012, there was onlyone available for publicviewing. It was found atthe Waikiki Aquarium

having been captured by aSmithsonian Instituteresearch expedition.research expedition.

Found mostly in theCaribbean with coloring

ranges from vivid orange towhite. It only reaches a sizeof approximately 1.5 inchesand is considered a deep

water reef fish.water reef fish.

It has a unique geneticmutation on the front of itshead causing it to look

u-shaped instead of round,which is normal for rays.Interestingly enough thisparticular stingray wouldparticular stingray wouldnever be able to survive inthe wild as it can’t hunt theshellfish it eats with itsmisshapen head.

It is so valuable that amicro ID chip is implantedinto it before it reachessexual maturity to help

identify and authenticate it.

One of the smallestmembers of the grouperfamily, these fish are foundin both the Pacific andAtlantic. it’s rare to seethis fish for sale.