Spotted Scorpionfish
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 12 Aug 2016 22:07
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Spotted
Scorpionfish
 Looking carefully as we went, I saw a
rare sighting for us – a spotted scorpionfish.
 Imagine having a red/green vision
impairment and missing this chap altogether. I pointed him out to Bear and we
spent ages asking him to pose rather than skitter off. I did try asking him to
put his side wings out but there was a flat refusal.........
  Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish, are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As the name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. The family is a large one, with hundreds of members. They are widespread in tropical and temperate seas, but mostly found in the Indo-Pacific.     What a smashing
beard.
 The
lionfish is a relative of the scorpionfish. We saw this one skulking
about..............
 .............before it slowly headed for the deep.
  The lionfish is not such a pest here
as it is in the Caribbean – yet. The trouble is they are greedy feeders, taking
twenty little chaps each meal and they can reproduce every month. Steps
are being taken to reduce the numbers on the Atlantic side by encouraging people
to learn how to prepare them safely and eat them. A cookbook and tasty
dish.......... Such a pity as they do look rather majestic.
 Oh well, he was an add on to our spotted scorpionfish.
ALL IN ALL SMASHING TO
SEE
AN UNCOMMON CHAP FOR
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