[Coral-List] Tassled Scorpianfish in Bahamas
Elizabeth Brill
elizabeth.brill at mac.com
Mon Jul 23 09:31:21 EDT 2007
Jon,
I just heard a great presentation at the Natural History Symposium
out on San Salvador by an intern from the College of the Bahamas.
The talk was about the Bahamian lionfish invasion. I believe she is
part of a study being organized to explore the whole lionfish situation.
I forwarded your note to her and a couple of her co-workers in the
{remote} possibility that none of them subscribe to this list. If
you don't hear from one of them, let me know and I'll give you some
contact information.
Elizabeth
>)))'>
Elizabeth R. Brill
10481 South Road
Corning, New York 14830-3200
elizabeth at beadsofglass.com
On Jul 22, 2007, at 10:09 AM, Rohde,Jon wrote:
> While snorkeling on a shallow reef off North Eleuthera,Bahamas, I
> encountered at 1 meter depth a tassled scorpianfish - Scorpaenopsis
> oxycephala- (I initially thought he was a stone fish but was
> wrong).The
> tassles on his jaw, and appendages on above his eyes, the coloring
> perfectly matching the algae on the surrounding rock/coral all made
> him
> unmistakable. Sadly, no camera! I can find no reference to these
> fish
> in the Caribbean. Can anyone help?
>
> Notably, we have an increasing infestation with Lion fish, allegedly
> escapees from a commercial aquarium in Nassau. They are frequently
> seen
> under ledges and around pilings in our area. Could the Scorpaenopsis
> oxycephala be a similar introduction?
>
> Jon Rohde, MD
> Spanish Wells
> North Eleuthera
> Bahamas
> tel 1-242-333-4039
>
>
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