Paracentropogon longispinus (wispy/longspine waspfish)

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saxman

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Our latest acquisition at "chez Lionfish Lair"...


The fish has been a "typical" waspfish so far. It weaned on the first try after a couple of days of conditioning it with live ghosties. It will eventually end up with our other small scorps once it finishes its QT.
 
mr. limpid

mr. limpid

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That fish doesn't;t look healthy it's lying on the bottom not swimming, LOL. Saxman looks great, you just love those type of fish don't you. Like I love butterflies and tangs I guess.
 
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saxman

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Lois,
It DOES appear to have two nostrils, but the upper pair are actually sub-orbital pits, which have nothing to do with the fish's sense of smell. Look closely, and you'll see that the upper pits are shallow. There are a few Scorpaeniformes that exhibit this morphological trait. Good spotting tho!

You don't come across this species very often, and we found this one in one of our LFS for about $15 or so...score one for us! Another interesting thing about this fish and waspfish in particular is that it's color varies quite a bit at times. Some days, it's very light, others dark, and still others, the red spotting really comes out.
 
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