Hi All,
Would appreciate if anyone can id this image for me.
Image was taken in Milne Bay PNG, sorry about the quality I was using a 70-180 macro lens and the subject was too far away (more than 10 feet)
The critter took off after this shot.
thanks
ron
can you identify this scorpionfish?
Started by Ron Boyes, Aug 10 2004 11:00 PM
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Posted 10 August 2004 - 11:00 PM
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Alex_Mustard
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Posted 11 August 2004 - 05:29 AM
It is a finger dragonet, I think. No books here,so it might be another species of dragonet (relative of mandarinfish).
Alex
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Posted 11 August 2004 - 05:30 AM
It is a finger dragonet, I think. No books here,so it might be another species of dragonet (relative of mandarinfish).
Alex
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Posted 11 August 2004 - 08:53 AM
yes, i think it is. Tons in Philippines and Manado, they got this weird red mouth, and some got real nice fins on their back.......... ( got no clue what you call them, i just take their pictures 
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Posted 12 August 2004 - 09:26 AM
There are tons of different dragonets on Fishbase.org, with few photos. Here's one that fits the photo, as best as I can see it.
http://www.fishbase....25&what=species
Could be a Threadfin dragonet: Callionymus filamentosus, which gets up to 20cm in length.
The other possibility is a Delicate dragonet, which is a much smaller species:Callionymus delicatulus. It only grows up to 6 cm., so if your critter is larger, the former id may answer your question.
Marli
http://www.fishbase....25&what=species
Could be a Threadfin dragonet: Callionymus filamentosus, which gets up to 20cm in length.
The other possibility is a Delicate dragonet, which is a much smaller species:Callionymus delicatulus. It only grows up to 6 cm., so if your critter is larger, the former id may answer your question.
Marli
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