Image: Spineblotch Scorpionfish, Sebastapistes mauritiana
A Spineblotch Scorpionfish at a depth of 5 m, Bawley Point, New South Wales, 3 May 2009.
- Photographer:
- Andrew Green
- Rights:
- © Andrew Green
- Common name:
- Spineblotch Scorpionfish
- Scientific name:
- Sebastapistes mauritiana
- Family:
- Scorpaenidae
- Order:
- Scorpaeniformes
Additional information
The Spineblotch Scorpionfish looks similar to the Southern Red Scorpionfish, Scorpaena papillosa. They both have coronal spines and 10-11 soft rays in the dorsal fin, but Spineblotch Scorpionfish is a small fish (largest is about 10 cm TL) with a very short snout.
Thank you to Dr Hiroyuki Motomura for identifying the fish.
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Spineblotch Scorpionfish, Sebastapistes mauritiana, Scorpaenidae,
