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⌛ Tiny Frog Fish

Discussion in '☋ Diving and Marine Life ☋' started by The Dane, Mar 27, 2007.

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  1. The Dane

    The Dane DI Senior Member

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    This guy lives outside the house as well, he has a smaller sibling... this one is 2.5cm long, the small one 1.5cm
     

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    Rhoody DI Forum Luminary

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    its not really something to see on the pic, but 99% it's no frogfish
     
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    NO tiney Frogfish but SYNCHIROPUS OCCELATUS

    THis is the SYNCHIROPUS OCCELATUS and NOT a FROGFISH. Very nice and there fore easy to Identify....it is a ground dweller and close relative of the Mandarinfish of wich I will attached (again) a picture.. Several species of Synchiropus can be found in the PHILS

    The Mandarin Fish can be found in Cebu , Surigao and Zamboanga..
    The Spotted mandarin Fish comes from Palawan and is getting more rare nowadys..
    The S. occelatus is very ambudant in Batangas area

    For RHOODY the males have a prolonged DORSAL FIN unlike the pretty short dorsal fin of the females...
    1. Green mandarin Fish
    2. Spotted mandarinfish
     

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    He was just walking on the bottom like a frog fish, so I assumed :smile:

    Thanks guys :smile:
     
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