Waspfish ID

[GHsaltie]

Anyone know what species of waspfish this is? I would love to know so I can read more about it. It was a good size, about 5in I would guess. I'll probably be going back to the LFS later tonight so let me know if you need more pictures .

@Lionfish Lair

 

[94Roarge]

Looks to be a scorpion of some kind rather than a waspfish to me, but Lionfish Lair will know [emoji14]

 

[GHsaltie]

Looks to be a scorpion of some kind rather than a waspfish to me, but Lionfish Lair will know [emoji14]

Yeah I figured out later, while waiting for a work meeting to start , that it is a scorpionfish not a wasp I just can't find the exact species. For some silly reason I went off the assumption that it was a wasp because that's how it was labeled, I should know better .

 

[94Roarge]

I'll see what I can figure out if LL doesn't chime in before I finish work [emoji14]

 

[94Roarge]

So far my thought is Parascorpaena picta. I could be wrong very easily, but there's an option

 

[GHsaltie]

It kind of looks like scorpaena brasiliensis to me but I can't tell for certainty.

 

[94Roarge]

It kind of looks like scorpaena brasiliensis to me but I can't tell for certainty.

It does too [emoji14]

 

[GHsaltie]

Man I wish LionfishLair would pop in, I really want to know what this dude is.