Animal Species:Incised Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes incisipinnis Ogilby, 1910
The Incised Gurnard Perch has an orange body with two dark saddles. There is a distinct black blotch on the soft-rayed portion of the dorsal fin. The species is endemic to Australia.
Incised Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes incisipinnis
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Identification
The Incised Gurnard Perch has an orange body with two dark saddles. There is a distinct black blotch on the soft-rayed portion of the dorsal fin. The Incised Gurnard Perch is the only species of Neosebastes with this blotch. The swim bladder of this species is simple. All other species of Neosebastes have bilobed swimbladders, except for N. bougainvillii, which lacks a swimbladder.
Size range
The species grows to 30 cm.
Distribution
The species is endemic to Australia, occurring in southern Queensland and New South Wales.
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Incised Gurnard Perch specimens in the Australian Museum collection.
Habitat
The Incised Gurnard Perch is relatively abundant. It is trawled from sandy offshore waters at depths between 30 m and 500 m.
Classification
- Species:
- incisipinnis
- Genus:
- Neosebastes
- Family:
- Neosebastidae
- Order:
- Scorpaeniformes
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes. 37: 1-76, pl. 1-2.
Mark McGrouther
, Collection Manager, Ichthyology
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Incised Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes incisipinnis, Neosebastidae,
