Neosebastes scorpaenoides, Hobart, TAS, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Neosebastes scorpaenoides, Cox's Bight, TAS, Photo: Antonia Cooper
Neosebastes scorpaenoides, Port Davey, Tasmania, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Neosebastes scorpaenoides, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Neosebastes scorpaenoides, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Largest of the gurnard perches, it has a mottled red-brown colour and large pectoral fins that are blotched red and green. The very long spines at the beginning of the dorsal fin have caused numerous painful wounds.
Information
Max Size: 40 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 9.9-21.2°C
Depth: 2-140 m
Habitat: Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (10% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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