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The goblin fish (also known as the saddle head fish or the saddle headed fish) is a local species you can find here in Victoria. However these fish can be found in southern Australian waters which means that they are not unique to our state.

The species usually tends to inhabit rocky reef areas and can be found under piers or hiding in seaweed for camouflage in Port Phillip Bay. It is also said they hang out around Portsea pier if you are keen to go for a dive and try to find some of these amazing fish for yourself.

These fish are good hiders, and they are fairly rare to see as they are usually camouflage in with the rocky sea floor, seaweed or with the pier pylons.

Believe it or not these fish have venomous fin spines which can cause injuries so please do be careful while you are out swimming or diving not to hurt yourself or these beautiful fish.

These fish range in size and can grow up to about 20cm which is around the width of a sheet of A4 paper.

The goblin fish is a relative of scorpion fish and while they are good camouflages they are usually a red, black, or brown colour and have some patterns on them as well, which helps them blend into their environment even better and protect them from any predators.