Orange-banded scorpionfish (Neosebastes entaxis)

Scientific name: Neosebastes entaxis Jordan & Starks, 1904

Orange-banded scorpionfish (Neosebastes entaxis)

The Orange-banded scorpionfish (Neosebastes entaxis) is a marine fish of the family Neosebastidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, endemic to East Asian continental shelf.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 26. Diagnosis: The underside of mandible has numerous tiny pores, no ridges. Preocular spine usually divided into 2 points, and flattened anteriorly and posteriorly. There are no additional spines between lacrimal and suborbital ridges. Upper opercular spine usually simple, tip pointed. Midinterorbital space moderately deep, not covered with scales. Interorbital ridge indistinct. Pored lateral-line scales 32-36 (mode 32). Longitudinal scale rows 47-56 (49). Scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine origin and lateral line 4\.2-5\.2 (5). Pectoral-fin rays 19-21 (20). Posterior margin of maxilla not reaching a vertical at posterior margin of pupil. Pectoral fin long (2.7-3.1, mean 2.8 in SL), reaching or extending beyond a vertical at origin of last dorsal-fin spine. Interorbital width wide (5.4-7.9, 6.7 in HL). Membrane anterior to sixth dorsal-fin spine exte

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Species facts

Scientific name
Neosebastes entaxis
Family
Neosebastidae (Gurnard scorpionfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Depth range
8–25 m (26–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 25 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: endemic to East Asian continental shelf.
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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