WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Thetis Fish

Neosebastes thetidis

Also known as: Coral Perch, Gurnard Perch, Ocean Perch, Rough Gurnard Perch

VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@Elmaneh · Tamar River Tasmania, Australia · January 20161 / 1
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Overview

Found over the continental shelf. Usually taken by fisherman in trawling grounds.

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.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Indian Ocean, Southwest Pacific
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Found over the continental shelf.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyNeosebastidae
    6. genusNeosebastes
    7. speciesNeosebastes thetidis (Waite, 1899)

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