Rarest Fish???

[spryandspringy]

Is this really such a rare fish? I noticed it posted on eBay this morning.

TINKER HYBRID RARE FLAVOCORONATUS
THIS IS THE RAREST OF ALL BUTTERFLIES. ONLY ONE EVERY TWO YEARS ARE CAUGHT. SERIOS BUYERS ONLY. FREIGHT PREFEABLY DELTA EXPRESS AIR FREIGHT IS AN EXTRA CHARGE. LESS THAN ONE WEEK OLD THE FISH WAS CAUGHT AT TWO HUNDRED FEET DEEP. GARANTEED LIVE ARRIVAL AND DISEASE FREE. THIS IS A RELATIVE OF THE TINKER BUTTERFLY BUT FOUND ONLY ON A SMALL ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC. SELLER IS THE LARGEST MARINE WHOLESALER IN THE PACIFIC. WE HAVE 25 YEARS OF EXPERIANCE.GOOD LUCK BIDDING.

[spryandspringy]

I was a bit nonplussed by the fact that they have "...25 YEARS OF EXPERIANCE [sic]."

[philc21]

um from what i know that fish is pretty rare but i dont think its as rare as they are saying. i work at an aquarium petstore and we have a very large selection of saltwater. ive been there for about 2 years and i think weve gotten this butterfly in at least 2 times. although the butterfly we get is labeled tinkeri butterfly it looks exactly like that so im guessing its the same.

[guppy]

The tinkeri (Hawaiian butterfly) is found around the Hawaiian, Cook, Marshal, and Eastern Marquesa island chains and is not considered threatened. The flavocorunatus (yellow-crowned butterfly) is from Guam and is considered endangered. The two are similar. this info is from fishbase. the yellowcrowned has a yellow bar at the nape of its head.

[Fish Finder]

pm me the ebay link i would like to check this guy out myself thanks

[messiner]

only 2 a year?????........... smells fishy.

[guppy]

Sounds about right according to fishwatchers and fishbase.

[DucatiRave21]

if it was as rare as they say it is do you think it'd be legal to sell? sound endangered then, lol.

[MaJiKTeRRoR]

Don't buy fish that are endangered.

[skinnychinaman]

I would say this is one of the most rare angelfish in the world, almost impossible to keel in home aquariums.. Peppermint Angels (Paracentropyge boylei )