help ID tis fish

[tagie_tag]

can ID tis fish? NAME.

is it reef safe?

bought from LCK today?

look nice and colorful.

lady say from USA?

[CFOh]

can ID tis fish? NAME.

is it reef safe?

bought from LCK today?

look nice and colorful.

lady say from USA?

Scorpion fish species normally pretty aggresive... never keep before.... but heard Not 100% reef safe...

Cheers and Happy Reefing...

[CFOh]

Scorpion fish species normally pretty aggresive... never keep before.... but heard Not 100% reef safe...

Cheers and Happy Reefing...

Should be Lionfish & Scorpionfish species...

shortfin lionfish(Dendrochirus brachypterus)

http://www.diverosa.com/categories/Lionfish&Scorpionfish.htm

[CFOh]

Scorpion fish species normally pretty aggresive... never keep before.... but heard Not 100% reef safe...

Cheers and Happy Reefing...

Sorry... didn't notice your topic desciption already mention lion fish.. but Ya... this is shortfin lionfish species(Dendrochirus brachypterus)..Cheers and Happy Reefing....

[tagie_tag]

bro,

any more info..

[yikai]

not reef safe as will eat small shrimps and fish that can fit into it's mouth.

[CFOh]

bro,

any more info..

Hai, Tagie,

Pls find below some info from book title "Dr. Burgess's Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes by Dr. Warren E. Burgess, Dr.Herbert R.Axelrod, Raymond E. Hunziker III"

Cheers and Happy Reefing....

[CFOh]

Below shows other variances of Shortfin lionfish.. from book "Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific" by Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach pg 369"

[raynicteo]

Below shows other variances of Shortfin lionfish.. from book "Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific" by Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach pg 369"

The fish look like very fierce any poison?

[yikai]

The fish look like very fierce any poison?

yes it's venomous. the tip of it's fins are sharp and contain poison glands.