Brodydog
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Yes that is the mouth of a scorpianfish
Scorpion Fish?
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Ricardo V.
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Here is a juvenile Scorpionfish- Florida model. These are abundant in our waters. Don't have the green tassels per-se, but they can get pretty big. As they get older, they develop a green-reddish hew and the tassels become inconspicuous. When taking off, their pectoral fins will show yellow, red, white and black fan like patterns.
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Ricardo V.
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Dan
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I think those scorpionfish with green tassels & green "horns" on eye lids are unique for those areas (Cancun, Cozumel & Isla Mujeres). I haven't seen in any other places, at least not in Florida, Bonaire, Utila, Cayman, Zanzibar, Galápagos or Indonesia.
Here are a few from other parts of the world.....
Sydney Australia
Juvenile hiding in zoanthids
humpback in Lembeh Indonesia
The weirdest ones Ambon pair
Devil Scorpionfish
Sydney Australia
Juvenile hiding in zoanthids
humpback in Lembeh Indonesia
The weirdest ones Ambon pair
Devil Scorpionfish
Ricardo V.
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Dan,
Good point. I've not seen the green horns- tassels elsewhere than Cozumel. I'll have to go check some old photos from Roatan to see if those have some form of tassels.
The ones in FL also tend to develop leaflike features under the lower jaw and around the cheeks as they get older.
Haven't had an incident thus far with these to write about, but read an article about accidental contact with them being very unpleasant. A fellow diver recently got zapped when distracted, setting a hand down where a scorpionfish was resting, and his hand shortly thereafter swelled up like if poked by a Lionfish. Apparently not as painful according to the fellow diver, but would rather trust his stories than to ever personally find out.
Cheers.
Good point. I've not seen the green horns- tassels elsewhere than Cozumel. I'll have to go check some old photos from Roatan to see if those have some form of tassels.
The ones in FL also tend to develop leaflike features under the lower jaw and around the cheeks as they get older.
Haven't had an incident thus far with these to write about, but read an article about accidental contact with them being very unpleasant. A fellow diver recently got zapped when distracted, setting a hand down where a scorpionfish was resting, and his hand shortly thereafter swelled up like if poked by a Lionfish. Apparently not as painful according to the fellow diver, but would rather trust his stories than to ever personally find out.
Cheers.
Ricardo V.
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Bowlofpetunias,
Thank you for sharing. Those patterns and colorations are very cool.
Ricardo
Thank you for sharing. Those patterns and colorations are very cool.
Ricardo
Ricardo V.
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Another Florida juvenile here. This one is from a night muck dive at the Blue Heron bridge in West Palm. He was under 2" long at best.
Cheers
Dan
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Ya, Indonesia has tons of variety of scorpionfishes, in addition to those mentioned above, also there are various colors / variations of leaf, weedy, lacey, hairy, raggy scorpionfishes...
Dan
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I saw this one in Stetson Bank, Gulf of Mexico (70 miles off Galveston). You can see the color of the tassels & "horns" are gray, instead of green,
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