Black-spotted gurnard perch (Neosebastes nigropunctatus)

Scientific name: Neosebastes nigropunctatus McCulloch, 1915

Black-spotted gurnard perch (Neosebastes nigropunctatus)

The Black-spotted gurnard perch (Neosebastes nigropunctatus) is a marine fish of the family Neosebastidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, off the south and southwest coasts of Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Diagnosis: Dorsal rays XIII, 8 with third spine longest. Anal rays III, 5 (6 in 2 of 34 specimens). Pectoral rays 19-21 (mode 20), distal margin bilobed. Pored lateral-line scales 30-34 (32). Longitudinal scale series 49-56 (54). Scale rows between base of last dorsal spine and lateral line 5 or 6 (6). Well-developed gill rakers on upper limb 1, lower limb 5 or 6 (6), total 6 or 7 (7); rudimentary gill rakers on upper limb 3-5 (4), lower limb 4-9 (6). The swim bladder is not bilobed in ventral view, but bilobed anteriorly in lateral view (length 23% of SL, width 17% of SL, bilobed portion 23% of total swim bladder length). Dorsal profile of snout not steep, forming angle of about 40-55? to horizontal axis of head and body. Nasal spine simple, directed upward or slightly backward, length of former greater than or equal to (rarely smaller than) anterior nostril diameter. Po

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Species facts

Scientific name
Neosebastes nigropunctatus
Family
Neosebastidae (Gurnard scorpionfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Depth range
30–556 m (98–1824 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 556 m, usually 30 - 200 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: off the south and southwest coasts of Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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