Description
Also known as Firefish, Goblinfish, Goose Rhinopias, Goose Scorpionfish, Pop-eyed Scorpionfish, Stingfish, Weedy Firefish, Weedy Goblinfish, Weedy Rockfish, Weedy Scorpion, Weedy Stingfish.
Found singly, blending in with corals, rocks, and weeds, over soft mud and sand bottoms, of coral and rocky, current swept channels close to reefs, rich in algae growth. Colour varies. They feed nocturnally, on small fish and invertebrates.
Length - 23cm
Depth - 10-300m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific
Scorpionfish are masters of camouflage, enabling them to lie in wait for their victims to come close, before lunging forward and inhaling their prey with their large mouths.
When disturbed they raise the spines along their backs and will usually move off out of harms way, however, if cornered they are able to charge at considerable speed.
Highly dangerous and poisonous with venomous spines along its back if trodden on etc. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/5823
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Posted by JackieThree Weedy scorpionfish were sited in Sodwana bay , South Africa