#scorpionfish

[nillan-e]

I found a bunch of pictures I took when I visited aquariums. Totally forgot I had those. Turns out a lot of them are pretty nice so I thought I'd share~

[wallofbubbles]

Another scorpionfish portrait. I wish I had its facial hair.

Malapascua, The Philippines, 2024

[arthistoryanimalia]

#FishFriday :

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian,1862-1926) Rascasses et homards dans un aquarium, 1909 oil on board laid down on cradled panel 54.8 x 72.7 cm (21 5/8 x 28 5/8 in.)

[thunderstruck9]

Bernard Buffet (French, 1928-1999), Rascasse [Scorpionfish], 1949. Oil on canvas, 48.5 x 79 cm.

[i-give-you-a-fish]

treat or perhaps trick!!!!!! give me your most fucked up fish please

Goober

You get a Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

[colorsoutofearth]

Weedy scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa

Photo by Magnus Lundgren

[snototter]

A tasselled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia

by scubaluna

[maplewood126]

My sand sea hybrid

Die to her ties to her seawing heritage, scorpionfish has VERY WEAK animus magic. She has inherited her mothers vitiligo scales (her mother had mudwing in her so yeah). She would fight in the war on blisters' allegiance. gain the burned hind leg, which would remain a permanent limp in which she is unable to put her full weight onto the leg. She is unable to learn aquatic due to the lack of having a complete set of biolumenacent scales. Only her front talons are webbed, and her sail is mixed with a sandwing sail and a seawing sail. Her tail is more on the thick side, and she is a bit shorter than the average sandwing. She strongly dislikes skywings and seawings. She was raised in the sand kingdom with her mother and was aware of her father but never met him. She is now an assassin. She is commonly known as scorpion.

[teacupchimera]

next up is scorpio! based on a plumed scorpionfish :>

please reblog if you enjoy! <3

[raine-st0rm]

just a silly billy

[nikofortuna]

JTTW Chapter 29 Thoughts

Chapter 29 for the @journeythroughjourneytothewest Reading Group!

First up why did the parents name her Hundred Flowers’ Shame though? I’m inclined to believe they meant it like she puts even a hundred flowers to shame with her beauty. Both the J. F. Jenner and German translation confirm this as well. Given the track record of the novel so far though it was only natural for me to squint a little and stop to think about it for a moment. This is likely a case of things having become a little unclear in translation with the Chinese name probably being very clear in its meaning when you understand the language.

Precious Image Kingdom is called Elephantia in the J. F. Jenner translation, which I find quite hilarious.

This chapter’s creature feature is the scorpaenid. They probably mean scorpaenidae which is a fish! They’re better known as scorpionfish though fishes called Dragonhead also fall under that family!

This is one of these beauties!

However from what I could gather from the Chinese Original with the help of Google Translate and images specifically looking at [鰲魚 Áo yú] it seems to be a mythical fish with the appearance of a dragon, so this was likely the closest translation available.

Yet in the J. F. Jenner translation it is a turtle instead of a fish, which makes for a decently cohesive image as well. And if you only take the character [鰲 Áo] it can refer to a mythological turtle, so this can be seen as a plausible translation as well.

Moving on to some place names, personally I prefer the J. F. Jenner translation here for the Halls and Palaces. They just sound a little too silly for the grandeur they are meant to portrait in the Anthony C. Yu translation.

Hehe, Tang Sanzang is collecting those seals like loyalty stamps on a stamp card. That’s a pretty decent metaphor as to how it works since he gets one in every place with his grand price at the end when he collected them all being the scriptures.

Green hair you say? Why that sounds like an anime character! Also yes, golden eyes, blue face and green hair all checks out in terms of accurate colour translation.

Now the other two translations specify that in the letter she means her two sons are bad, which makes me wonder if she even tried to raise them to be good. Like the father’s influence is undeniable since he probably had a hand in raising them as well, but nobody is born bad and they did also have their mother sooo. I’m just saying. It would understandable if she has a difficult relationship with them given how they came about, but flat out condemning children like this is not okay.

On a lighter note I really hope he actually means a couch looking like a dragon that would be so cool! It probably isn’t, but the mental image of it is still nice! Tang Sanzang should really start mentioning upfront oh yeah, they are demons so they look really scary, but they are good guys so you need not fear them. Just calling them ugly sets incomplete if not false expectations.

[wallofbubbles]

Devil scorpionfish.

Malapascua, The Philippines, 2024

[hasellia]

I'm trying to go with a Malay / Singapore inspiration for this fakémon line. Its evolution is Marsinga, the merlion fakémon. If any Singaporean or Malay peeps have any input they'd like to add, I'd be more than happy to listen!

Geodempu

the Stone Scorpion Pokémon.

Poison / Rock

Ability: Water absorb | HA: Poison Point

x̄ Length: 45 cm | Weight: 6.3 kg

"Many travellers mistake Geodempu for Geodude. Aside from inhabiting coastal environments, Geodumpu can be differentiated by the fast acting Poison injected upon contact."

[sleepyfins]

Fishtober Day 3 - Red Scorpionfish

Check out the creator! ^ [@/fishiscrazy]

Okay so today's going to be a little different because... I wanna change up the formatting for today! Making the same stuff gets boringgg. So today's an article with a mini quiz!!

Red Scorpionfish are a type of venomous ray-finned that live in the Mediterranean Sea, western Indian Ocean and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Eastern Red Scorpionfish [Scorpaena scrofa] are the largest type of Scorpionfish fish found in the eastern Atlantic. They can grow up to 50cm [20in] long, but they usually are closer to 30cm [12in] in length.

They are eaten in some places such as France and Italy - as bouillabaisse and cacciucco. While they are venomous, they are completely harmless once their spines are removed. Apparently it tastes somewhat like lobster.

Their more famous cousins are Lionfish, such as the Zebra Turkeyfish.

Finally, they hunt at night and spend the days in muddy, rocky and sandy seabeds [+ brackish waters] at depths from 20m to 500m deep! As bottom dwellers, they tend to just eat whatever, from small fish to crustaceans.

Quiz:

1. Name one place where they are found.

2. What is their average length?

3. How long can they grow up to?

4. Which 2 countries are known to eat them?

[djhenryhall]

The Lamborghini of the Sea: Rhinopias

One of the most sought-after fish by underwater photographers and videographers is the Rhinopias, a genus of scorpionfishes that are known for their striking appearance and rarity. These fish have a unique body shape, coloration, and pattern that make them stand out from their surroundings. They are often referred to as the ‘Lamborghini’ of the sea, because they are expensive, hard to find, and…