WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Bullrout

Notesthes robusta

Also known as: Freshwater Bullrout, Freshwater Stonefish, Kroki

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@Rhona · At our home in the lake!, Australia · August 20211 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, lurking amongst weeds, or on gravel, mud, and rocky bottoms, waiting to ambush their prey, in gently flowing, freshwater streams, and brackish waters of estuaries, and shore areas.
Oceania - Australia - NSW, QLD

Waspfish can be distinguished from the Leaf Fish that belongs to the Scorpionfish family, by the Dorsal Fins that begin above or in the front of the eyes.
Most species sway back and forth to mimic debris as they wait for their victims to venture close.
Extremely venomous.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found singly, lurking amongst weeds, or on gravel, mud, and rocky bottoms, waiting to ambush their prey, in gently flowing, freshwater streams, and brackish waters of estuaries, and shore areas.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyTetrarogidae
    6. genusNotesthes
    7. speciesNotesthes robusta (Günther, 1860)

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    More in the family

    Waspfishes (Tetrarogidae)