really monster looking fish id

[mangshan]

Can help me id this fish please? caught from south of malaysia, quite big, more than a meter long.

Thanks.

 

[NatashaAliza]

violet goby? Its definitely some type of goby...

 

[Chicklette]

Wow, no clue but that is one ODD looking fish. It has lips, lol. Good catch.

 

[MN_Rebel]

It looks like a dragon goby but not sure what excatly species it is.

 

[ouano]

that thing looks crazy! sorry i dont know what it is haha

 

[Sickfish]

Weird

 

[ballist3k]

it's a dragon goby.....but cut be a varient of a dragon goby beucase, i don't recall them having purplish tint, the ones i've seen are usually silverish.

 

[knox_rbp]

I have had several with purple tint. Their coloration can vary depending on the darkness of the substrate or natural surroundings.

 

[Fat Homer]

Thats a pretty cool looking fish, although i have no idea what it is i'm guessing its a saltwater species???

 

[bigbadfish711]

That is a blind dragon goby