Image: Caudal fins of Southern Gurnard Perch and Whitley’s Gurnard Perch

Caudal fins of Southern Gurnard Perch and Whitley’s Gurnard Perch

Caudal fins of preserved specimens. A) Southern Gurnard Perch (NMV A 2678) and B) Whitley's Gurnard Perch, Maxillicosta whitleyi (AMS I.26023-003). Figure from Motomura et al (2006: fig. 7).

Illustrator:
Hiroyuki Motomura
Rights:
© Hiroyuki Motomura
Common name:
Southern Gurnard Perch
Scientific name:
Maxillicosta meridianus
Family:
Neosebastidae
Order:
Scorpaeniformes

Additional information

Illustration from Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & M.F. Gomon. 2006. A New species of the Scorpionfish Genus Maxillicosta from the Southeast Coast of Australia, with a Redescription of M. whitleyi (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae). Copeia 3: 445-459.

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, caudal fins, Maxillicosta meridianus, Southern Gurnard Perch, Whitley’s Gurnard Perch, Maxillicosta whitleyi,