Scorpion Fish?

[Dan]

@Dan_T that is a blenny

Thanks.

 

[ggunn]

View attachment 419644 Check out the nostrils on this big guy. This specimen was about 20" long and was perched on a cap rock type of reef in Fort Lauderdale, waiting for lunch to swim by.
I think this one goes back about 10yrs or so. I was testing a 100mm macro lens and this scorpionfish provided full cooperation.

Cheers,

Ricardo

Nostrils? Fish have nostrils? I think those are its eyes.

 

[Dan]

Nostrils? Fish have nostrils? I think those are its eyes.

Yes, they do. It's just hard to see on scorpionfish.

 

[Dan]

They are a lot easier to see on eels. Here are a couple of eels that I saw in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with pretty distinct nostrils.

 

[ggunn]

Yes, they do. It's just hard to see on scorpionfish.

I see, but I still think what the poster was referring to was the scorpionfish's eyes.

 

[Ricardo V.]

I was referring, and still am referring to the nostrils. Maybe if I upload a higher resolution shot, it we'll be easier to see them. This particular scorpionfish has an interesting type of tissue around the nostrils, it looks like a well camouflaged chimney that I believe lets it sense, maybe even taste or get a feel of what's in front of them, before they strike.