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Reef Stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa

Photo by Eric Noora
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Field Notes

Notes:

Scorpionfish or Stonefish? Well-camouflaged beside a rock. Would appreciate suggestions.
Spotted at Secret Bay, Batangas during a dusk/night dive at a depth of about 6m.

Reference Links:

Synanceia verrucosa, Reef Stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa - Australian Museum

Species ID Suggestions

Reef stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa

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The MnMs
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Comments (5)
Eric Noora
Thanks Marta. Looks like it is a stonefish. Yehey. Finally spotted one! :-)
Eric Noora
Was initially thinking of that Blogie. But somehow this is stouter and rounder than your regular scorpionfish or at least the ones I have spotted previously...
The MnMs
Here, Eric, there is a better example: http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/Reef-Stonefish-Synanceia-verrucosa
The MnMs
It could also be a stonefish. I propose an ID above but you have to google for more images because they mimetize the color of their environment and the one in Wikipedia is very pink.
Blogie
Could be a tasseled scorpionfish...

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PublishedNovember 20, 2011

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