can anyone ID a small scorpionfish?

[msu spartan]

he is about 2 inches at most, and and he was brown, but now hes purple and has 3 white sttripes

and i cant get a pic because he is hiding

 

[msu spartan]

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those are the pics i have

 

[msu spartan]

anyone know his species?

 

[msu spartan]

bump

 

[msu spartan]

does anyone know what species he is ??????

 

[FMarini]

do you own Scott micheals book reeffish vol1?
it has a very large section for ID scorpionfish, just remember that COLOR and pattern means very little for these fish, they are very chameleon like.
Second, as always check fishbase.org, type in scorpionfish and go thru the 100s of fish.
I'll make a guess, strictly a guess due to your photo not being close enuf to discern the head, and see any real detail. Its could be an S. neglecta or S macrochair since these are quite common in the hobby. My 2nd guess would be an hawaiian species, like S.Ballieui
Lastly, remember that the care for pretty much all thee species is the same--so having an exact species description is not required
frank

 

[msu spartan]

yea i have it, and chekced fishbase, but cant seem to find what he is

thanks

 

[skyhigh222]

spotted scorpionfish,

 

[msu spartan]

how sure are you?

 

[msu spartan]

are u positive?

 

[linyreefer]

S. neglecta from the book is my best guess.