what type of fish is this

[nanonøkk]

ok so i was at my lfs and i saw this little guy anyone know what type of fish he is

 

[Saltyreef]

Looks like an algae blenny

 

[nanonøkk]

Looks like an algae blenny

that’s kinda what i was thinking besides the fact i haven’t seen it swim once

 

[Saltyreef]

that’s kinda what i was thinking besides the fact i haven’t seen it swim once

They like to pearch on things. Not too active in free swimming.

 

[nanonøkk]

They like to pearch on things. Not too active in free swimming.

yea he also has a like separate fin on it’s head and it’s mouth is more pointed than an algae blenny

 

[Sharkbait19]

Looks like a waspfish of some sort. Rooster perhaps?

 

[Wes10C]

Not a sailfin blenny. His mouth isnt built to pick at algae

 

[nanonøkk]

Not a sailfin blenny. His mouth isnt built to pick at algae

yeah that’s what i was thinking it reminds me of a ambush predator or something

 

[nanonøkk]

Looks like a waspfish of some sort. Rooster perhaps?

yeah that’s what i was thinking but he doesn’t really have a lot of red on him

 

[nanonøkk]

here’s a video of it if it will help i decided to pick it up

it’s in a 10gal that i didn’t take down yet and it’s completely empty besides a single baby mushroom and some sea lettuce macro and if it’s a non reef safe fish then i am planning on taking it back and before anyone says anything it was in a smaller tank at the store

 

[Sharkbait19]

yeah that’s what i was thinking but he doesn’t really have a lot of red on him

They do come in many colors from brown to red. If not a rooster it definitely resembles a wasp. Most don’t get that large either. Only thing that throws it off is the clear fins, they usually have pigmented fins.
If it is a rooster I believe @lion king had some.

 

[nanonøkk]

They do come in many colors from brown to red. If not a rooster it definitely resembles a wasp. Most don’t get that large either. Only thing that throws it off is the clear fins, they usually have pigmented fins.
If it is a rooster I believe @lion king had some.

it looks like a fish called a rino blenny

 

[Sharkbait19]

Yeah that seems about right. If it was a rooster fish 20 gallons is plenty enough, but I don’t know too much about that type of blenny.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Lawnmower blenny

 

[nanonøkk]

Yeah that seems about right. If it was a rooster fish 20 gallons is plenty enough, but I don’t know too much about that type of blenny.

ok thanks for the help and do you think it might fight with a tail spot blenny

 

[Peter_in_the_city]

My vote is a wasp of some sort.

Photo credits for reference of M vs F wasps Leah (@calicoralcollector) • Instagram photos and videos

 

[Sharkbait19]

Lawnmower blenny

Ehhh, nothing about the face screams lawnmower blenny to me. Possible though.

 

[nanonøkk]

My vote is a wasp of some sort.

Photo credits for reference of M vs F wasps Leah (@calicoralcollector) • Instagram photos and videos

yea same and those ones are so cute

 

[nanonøkk]

Ehhh, nothing about the face screams lawnmower blenny to me. Possible though.

yea same because the face is flat
also here’s a vid of it walking

 

[Saltyreef]

Its the face that had me stumped too. That and the blurry photo. Ive recieved a specimen labeled as starry blenny that had this face too.
Algae blenny markings.
The video forsure is not an algae blenny lol