Does any one know where I could find one of these?
Notesthes robusta
Notesthes robusta
Not to be confused with Vespicula depressifrons, Leaf goblinfish / Waspfish ("Butterfly gobi")
The different is the size and the dorsal fin.
The Bullrout has a continous dorsal fin and the Waspfish has three dorsal fin spikes then a split then the dorsal fin continues.
Bullrout
Max. size: 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4690)
Environment: demersal; catadromous; freshwater; brackish; marine
Climate: temperate; 10 - 30°C; 10°S - 38°S
Distribution:
Oceania: Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
Diagnosis:an armoured head containing 7 bony spines in the area of the cheeks and opercula venomous spines are present in the dorsal, anal and ventral regions. There are 15 dorsal spines with 9-10 soft rays, 3 anal spines with 5 rays and a pair of single ventral spines. All spines are sloped toward the caudal end of the fish.
Biology: Occurs in freshwater streams and brackish shore areas.
Waspfish
Max. size: 10.0 cm
Environment:[/b] demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine
Climate: tropical; 22 - 28°C
Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Reports from Japan are erroneous.
Diagnosis: Dorsal spines (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3. Body notably compressed. Orbit 9 - 10% SL. Dorsal soft rays 6.5-7.5; anal 4.5 (usually) to 5.5.
Biology: Possesses venom glands at the base of some of the spines.
Not to be confused with Vespicula depressifrons, Leaf goblinfish / Waspfish ("Butterfly gobi")
The different is the size and the dorsal fin.
The Bullrout has a continous dorsal fin and the Waspfish has three dorsal fin spikes then a split then the dorsal fin continues.
Bullrout
Max. size: 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4690)
Environment: demersal; catadromous; freshwater; brackish; marine
Climate: temperate; 10 - 30°C; 10°S - 38°S
Distribution:
Oceania: Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
Diagnosis:an armoured head containing 7 bony spines in the area of the cheeks and opercula venomous spines are present in the dorsal, anal and ventral regions. There are 15 dorsal spines with 9-10 soft rays, 3 anal spines with 5 rays and a pair of single ventral spines. All spines are sloped toward the caudal end of the fish.
Biology: Occurs in freshwater streams and brackish shore areas.
Waspfish
Max. size: 10.0 cm
Environment:[/b] demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine
Climate: tropical; 22 - 28°C
Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Reports from Japan are erroneous.
Diagnosis: Dorsal spines (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3. Body notably compressed. Orbit 9 - 10% SL. Dorsal soft rays 6.5-7.5; anal 4.5 (usually) to 5.5.
Biology: Possesses venom glands at the base of some of the spines.
