Blenny ID/ it's actually a weedfish, anyone know anything about weedfish?

[christyf5]

looks like a seagrass wrasse to me.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by christyf5

looks like a seagrass wrasse to me.

No it's not a seagrass wrasse.


It looks just like these weedfish in this link, so I'm pretty sure that's what it is. Has anyone kept a weedfish before or knows anything about them? Not finding much info on them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimswim...7612079989090/

So far this is the only info. I can find on weedfish, which isn't much.
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Crest...enciennes-1836

[Drock169]

I'm going to agree with christy on the wrasse, i thought they were called weedy wrasses though. There was one at J&L a week or two ago, Renee there would know what the name is.

[fishoholic]

The above picture I posted of the seagrass wrasse doesn't look like my fish at all, however the picture at the top of this page of redish/orange colour weedfish looks identical to my fish, only my fish is more of a greeny/yellow colour. What little info I could find on weedfish said that they could change their colour to blend into their surroundings. Which is probably why Ken was telling me it's like a frogfish.

Here's what the link I found say's about identification:

"The Crested Weedfish has a long, slender body with a large caudal fin and narrow caudal peduncle.

The dorsal fin is divided into two distinct parts. The high first part, which has three spines, originates above the eye and behind the supraorbital tentacles. The long-based second part has 26 to 29 spines followed by 6 to 8 rays.

The colouration of this species is highly variable, with fish often matching their habitats. Crested Weedfish commonly have a band extending down and back from the eye, a white blotch behind the pectoral fin base, and diffuse banding on the body."

I'll try to get a better pic. of him, but really he looks just like the weedfish at the top of this page.