AMNH Subway Art #61 [Detail]

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Possibly an Indigo Hamlet, Hypoplectrus indigo,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).

Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].

Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.

This looks like an indigo hamlet. The general pattern and color is the same. The exact shading and patterns varies from individual to individual.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12766

In this mural in the station the species of fish seem to be stylized somewhat and are not as accurate as the other mosaics.