Identifying fish species

[sweetie_22]

i got him as a red dwarf lion but now i'm wondering is he a fuzzy lion, a zebra lion, a shortfin lion or a fumanchu lion fish?

[sweetie_22]

he's like 3-5 inches

[brixo]

I think I've got it narrowed down to D. blazulipterus - you know, the ones they call Shortfin, Dwarf, or Fuzzy dwarf. I'm gonna take a chance here and say it's a male. Males have those larger heads and longer pectoral fins, plus more bands. Females usually only have 4 bands.

[sweetie_22]

Thanks

[luminox]

Appears to be a Fumanchu lionfish, also known as dwarf fuzzy lion.

[starfish]

Appears to be a Fumanchu lionfish, also known as dwarf fuzzy lion.

fu man chu are a different breed from dwarf fuzzy lionfish, they got those distinct 2 prong things coming from their mouths

[flame9x]

Signature overload is real. You've got a spot in your profile for tank specs, might want to use that instead.