any info on (bali?) yellow-spotted scorpion fish

[eboonaman]

a LFS here in NYC has these fish they are red with bright yellow spots sort of has the same body shape as a flame hawkfish (large head)
they call it a "bali yellow-spotted scorpion"
I can't find much info on this colorful fish. anyone know anything like how big it gets, diet , is it reef safe and if it gets along with fish the same size and if it's hard to keep?

thanks

chuck

 

[kevin21]

i searched everywhere(even yahoo) and theres nothing coming up for me.

maybe they mis-named the fish?

 

[terranova]

Cirrhitichthys aprinus?
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus?
Cyprinocirrhites polyactis?
Scorpaenopsis macrochir?

 

[MIKE NY]

Sebastapistes cyanostigma
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Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
Family: Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae picture (Secya_u5.jpg) by Adams, M.J.

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Order: Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Yellowspotted scorpionfish
Max. size: 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48635)
Environment: reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 â€"œ 30 m
Climate: tropical; 30°N - 25°S
Importance:
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:
Gazetteer Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Port Alfred, South Africa and east to the Line Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Samoa and Australia.
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5 â€"œ 6. Yellow and white spots on body; no dark bars on underside of head (Ref. 4313).
Biology: Found in reef crests with rich coral growth (Ref. 48635). Typically found among the branches of Pocillopora corals in surge areas of seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Also observed between the branches of the fire coral Millepora and Styllophora (Eran Brokovich, pers. comm. 03/02).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 53964)
Dangerous: venomous , Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene. 1990
Coordinator:
Main Ref: Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)

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[MIKE NY]

 

[terranova]

or that...:lmao:

 

[MIKE NY]

LOL
Chuck...I would treat it like a small lionfish. Reefsafe in that it wouldn't bother corals, but probably will eat small fish,shrimps etc... and the venomous spines too.

 

[eboonaman]

thanks mike, Liana,that's exactly the fish but it was more vibrant in the yellow spots..
.It was such a cool looking fish, I guess i'll pass on it. I like my inverts


thanks again
chuck

 

[BZOFIQ]

Yep, I would stay away from these guys. Yes indeed these are reefsafe but than again, what is reef safe? something that won't bother your corals or something that won't bother your reef environment. I had one couple of months ago and he had quite a lunch every other day or so. First it was poor hermits, than yellow watchman gobies then some snails and then...THANK GOD...the ick killed him as he was impossible to catch. I would just show by the tank and all I would see is cloud of sand where he was sitting.

Anyhow I was stupid enough not to quaranteen a fish I bought at FishTown USA and the ick took out my two tangs (cole and brown powdered) and this little sucker. I think it was worth it thou. I had ZERO hermits and ZERO snails by that time in the reef tank.

Funny thing is that we picked him up at the wholesaler and though it is some kind of blenny. Yeah, blenny allright!