[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


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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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