Critter ID - Fish

[waisj]

Hi all,

Would appreciate it if the following species could be identified.

Thanks

 

[jasonpoh]

a sub family from the scorpion fish family.

 

[Goondoo]

a sub family from the scorpion fish family.

you sure? looks for like family of lion fish to me...

 

[DTan]

would it be OT if i ask what's the diff between scorpion fish, stone fish or lion fish or what? frog fish??? all look the same to me but i'm sure there's a difference.

 

[lovells19]

would it be OT if i ask what's the diff between scorpion fish, stone fish or lion fish or what? frog fish??? all look the same to me but i'm sure there's a difference.

scorpion fish is the main family i think
lion fish, zebra fish, stone fish, leaf fish, are all the sub sub family members

 

[beivied]

you sure? looks for like family of lion fish to me...

judging from the body shape, i would agree with goondoo ..

 

[Bali Freak]

I wonder if it is Zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) ... perhaps even a juvenile one ... or maybe Dwarf lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus) .... how big/small was it Waisj?

 

[siaoon]

hoho.. its definitely looks like a dwarf lionfish that ate too much vege... :sweat:

like wat bali freak says... hmm.. judging from its 13 dorsal fins and round caudal fins..
it could be a Dendrochirus zebra or Dendrochirus brachypterus..

juz cant find a pic that match exactly the one u have... the closest is this..
http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?StartRow=3&ID=4912&what=species

anyway, its a RARE one..!!! hoho!! GDGD shot!! ;p
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[waisj]

I wonder if it is Zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) ... perhaps even a juvenile one ... or maybe Dwarf lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus) .... how big/small was it Waisj?

Thanks for the info Bali Freak,
The size was roughly about 20 cm long....

Thanks

 

[waisj]

hoho.. its definitely looks like a dwarf lionfish that ate too much vege... :sweat:

like wat bali freak says... hmm.. judging from its 13 dorsal fins and round caudal fins..
it could be a Dendrochirus zebra or Dendrochirus brachypterus..

juz cant find a pic that match exactly the one u have... the closest is this..
http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?StartRow=3&ID=4912&what=species

anyway, its a RARE one..!!! hoho!! GDGD shot!! ;p
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Thanks Brudder......

This it is the Dendrochirus brachypterus....

 

[Bali Freak]

Thanks Brudder......

This it is the Dendrochirus brachypterus....

Yea, probably ... but at 20cm it is at the upper end of the range.

BTW, where did you take the pic?

 

[engineermunn]

just don't touch it! :bsmilie:

 

[waisj]

Yea, probably ... but at 20cm it is at the upper end of the range.

BTW, where did you take the pic?

Maybe less than that... rough gauge i think... 15 to 20 cm.

Took it at Aer Prang. Lembeh.