HomeFish encyclopediaRay-finned fishesScorpionfishes and FlatheadsGurnard scorpionfishesOgasawara gurnard perch Ogasawara gurnard perch (Neosebastes multisquamus) Scientific name: Neosebastes multisquamus Motomura, 2004 The Ogasawara gurnard perch (Neosebastes multisquamus) is a marine fish of the family Neosebastidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Ogasawara Islands, Japan. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Diagnosis: Underside of mandible with numerous tiny pores, no ridges. Preocular spine divided into 2 points, and flattened anteriorly and posteriorly. Two additional spines present between lacrimal and suborbital ridges. Upper opercular spine simple, tip pointed; midinterorbital space moderately deep, not covered with scales; interorbital ridge indistinct. Pored lateral-line scales 35; longitudinal scale rows 62; scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine origin and lateral line 6. Posterior margin of maxilla reaching a vertical at posterior margin of pupil. Pectoral fin long (2.9 in SL), extending beyond a vertical at origin of last dorsal-fin spine; membrane anterior to sixth dorsal-fin spine extending up to 42% of the spine length; first anal-fin spine 1.6 in third spine; second pelvic-fin soft ray 1.9 in HL. Bilobed portion of swimbladder less than one-third of total swimbSource: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameNeosebastes multisquamusFamilyNeosebastidae (Gurnard scorpionfishes)OrderScorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length15Depth range135 m (443 ft)EnvironmentMarine; demersal; depth range ? - 135 mClimateTropicalDistributionNorthwest Pacific: Ogasawara Islands, Japan.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmless SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026