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Ablabys macracanthus |
fishbase |
Synonymes
Spiny waspfish |
Bleeker, 1852 /
NE /
ITIS
643740 |
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2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
2019 Dauiin (Ph) ©Dan Schofield
(via INaturalist) |
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2019 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by David R
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Lembeh ©terence zahner
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Bitung by Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
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2011 Lembeh ©Kai Squires
(via INaturalist) |
2020 Lembeh ©Esa R. Mikkonen
(via INaturalist) |
2011 Lembeh ©Kai Squires
(via INaturalist) |
E-Indo-WPacifiq |
Poisson feuille cacatoès | tropical |
variable colors |
1-20m / 20cm | Harmless |
in muddy-sand habitat, estuaries and coastal slopes; sways back and forth with current surge,
mimicking dead leaves and other debris |
Ablabys macracanthus |
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Ablabys taenianotus |
fishbase /
en.wiki /
souslesmers /
aquaticcommunity /
nomadica /
fishesofaustralia /
australianmuseum |
Synonymes
Cockatoo waspfish |
Cuvier, 1829 /
NE /
ITIS
203391 |
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2011 Black Rock (Sorong/Raja Ampat) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
2018 Fiji by Helen Sykes
(via fishbase) |
2010 Taiwan by Vincent C. Chen
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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2005 by BS Thurner Hof
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 by Steve Childs
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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2013 Bitung (Sulawesi) ©Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
Tulamben (Bali) by Scott Johnson
(via fishbase) |
2015 Mozambiq ©Yara Tibiriçá
(via INaturalist) |
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2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2012 Apo Is. (Ph) by Elias Levy
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2015 Bali by Lakshmi Sawitri
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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2012 aquarium by ゆう 315
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 Lembeh Straits ©Bernard DUPONT
(via flickr) |
2009 Lembeh Straits ©Bernard DUPONT
(via flickr) |
E-Indo & W-Pacifiq |
Poisson feuille cacatoè | tropical |
dorsal fin starting from the top of the head until joining practically
the superior base of the caudal fin (looking like a crest resembling the one on a cockatoo);
cream to dark brown, with irregular spots |
0-78m / 15cm | thorns of the dorsal fin venomous |
stays on the substratum, rocking
back and forth on the bottom in response to surge; nocturne, solitary or in pairs |
Ablabys taenianotus |
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Centropogon australis |
fishbase /
australianmuseum /
fishesofaustralia |
Synonymes |
White, 1790 /
DD /
ITIS
643662 |
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2004 Sydney by Chris Roberts
(via INaturalist) |
2008 Sydney ©Nigel Marsh
(via INaturalist) |
Sydney (Au) by John Turnbull
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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Sydney by Graham Short
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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2006 NSW (Au) by Richard Ling
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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2016 Sydney by Sylke Rohrlach
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Sydney (Au) by John Turnbull
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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E-Australia |
Eastern fortescue | tropical |
large horizontal spine below the eye, dorsal fin which originates just behind
the posterior edge of the eye; brown to white body with dark brown to black vertical bars |
<30m / 15cm |
Venomous dorsal spines | in seagrass beds in estuaries |
Centropogon australis |
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Glyptauchen panduratus |
fishbase /
en.wiki /
fishesofaustralia /
australianmuseum /
reeflifesurvey |
Synonymes |
Richardson, 1850 /
NE /
ITIS
166933 |
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2016 Melbourne ©Nigel Marsh
(via INaturalist) |
2019 WAustralia ©AlexHoschke
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Melbourne ©Christopher Mark
(via INaturalist) |
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2014 Australia by Peter Southwood
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2014 Australia by Peter Southwood
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2014 Australia by Peter Southwood
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
S-Australia & Tasmanie |
Goblinfish | tropical |
elongated, compressed body with a distinctive rounded to squarish head; with a 'neck',
or notch (entaille), between the eyes and dorsal fin; large erectile spine occurs on each side below the eyes
which are ringed with red; spinous part of dorsal fin is very long and fairly high, and the pectorals are long and wide
and may be spread to the sides like fans; cryptic colouration: variable from white to grey, reddish-brown,
and black that can rapidly adjust to blend in with the environment; dark band may be seen across the rear part
of the body, with a caudal peduncle and posterior of dorsal and anal fins pale;
whitish patches and small black spots may be scattered on body and fins |
5-60m / 20cm |
Venomous dorsal spines |
inhabits rock reef; bottom dweller; nocturnal |
Glyptauchen panduratus |
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Richardsonichthys leucogaster |
fishbase /
fishesofaustralia |
Synonymes |
Richardson, 1848 /
LC /
ITIS
644476 |
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2013 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2009 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Silke Baron
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2013 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Andrey Ryanskiy
(via fishbase) |
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2014 Lembeh by prilfish
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Sulawesi by Graham Edgar
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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Indo & WPacifiq |
Whiteface waspfish | tropical |
large rounded head and deeply incised membranes of the spinous part of the dorsal fin |
8-90m / 10cm | Harmless |
uncommon; in silty coastal reefs & sheltered sand habitats;
nocturne; usually buries itself in the sand during the day |
Richardsonichthys leucogaster |
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