Fish ID

[lauderdalestunner]

Grabbed a screen shot from a video I was watching. I have no idea what type/name of this fish.

 

[jphillips]

pretty sure its a splendid toadfish, Sanopus splendidus

 

[cracker]

very cool looking fish !

 

[lauderdalestunner]

Has anyone ever kept one or another toad fish? It says endemic to Cozumel I assume it's rare and predatory.

 

[jphillips]

I've kept oyster toadfish before (Opsanus tau) but its probably the same. Similarly to other predators they're hard to get eating in the beginning but once they do they're very easy to care for.

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

This fish has beautiful colours, I didn't knew it before.
Is it poisonous?

-Paola

 

[saltyhog]

They are very beautiful. I doubt we will see them offered to hobbyist since they are endemic to only two areas (Cozumel and a single reef in Belize). They are also listed as endangered.

They are not easy to spot nor abundant in Coz. I've only seen a couple in about 50 dives there. The picture above is about as much of them as you get to see most of the time.