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.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution by collection data
Ozcam map of Incised Gurnard Perch in the Australian Museums.
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
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Incised Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes incisipinnis, Neosebastidae, pink, red, 'normal fish', 10 cm - 30 cm, mottled, soft substrate, pelagic, marine, adult, transparent fin,
