Bullrout - Notesthes robusta

[olaf]

Does any one have one of these fish

Notesthes robusta
Bullrout
Family: Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)
Order: Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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: Gazetteer Oceania: Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
Biology: Occurs in freshwater streams and brackish shore areas
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: venomous , Halstead, B.W.. 1980

 

[olaf]

I do have a similar spieces,
Vespicula depressifrons
Leaf goblinfish
Family: Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes) No FishBase pictures
Order: Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Max. size: 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment: demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine
Climate: tropical; 22 - 28°C
Importance: fisheries: of no interest
Distribution: Gazetteer 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 (Ref. 39597).
Biology: Possesses venom glands at the base of some of the spines (Ref. 6192). Of no commercial interest but appear from time to time in the aquarium trade (Ref. 39597)
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: venomous

 

[1tankneverenuff]

Those fish look bad ***!

 

[MyTankIsAnArena]

I have one. Why do you ask?