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Incised Gurnard Perch
Neosebastes incisipinnis Ogilby, 1910
- Family
- Neosebastidae
- Size
- 30 cm
- Distribution
- Endemic to southern Queensland and New South Wales
- Depth
- 30 m - 500 m
A 125 mm SL Incised Gurnard Perch caught off Bermagui, New South Wales (CSIRO H.4250-01). Photo © CSIRO Marine Research. View larger image.
The Incised Gurnard Perch has an orange body with two dark saddles. There is a distinct black blotch on the soft-rayed portion of the dorsal fin. The Incised Gurnard Perch is the only species of Neosebastes with this blotch.
The swim bladder of this species is simple. All other species of Neosebastes have bilobed swimbladders, except for N. bougainvillii, which lacks a swimbladder.
The Incised Gurnard Perch is relatively abundant. It is trawled from sandy offshore waters.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Related links
- Bighead Gurnard Perch fact sheet
- Blackspotted Gurnard Perch fact sheet
- Gulf Gurnard Perch fact sheet
- Johnson's Gurnard Perch fact sheet
- Long-snout Gurnard Perch fact sheet
- Orangebanded Gurnard Perch fact sheet
- View the Scorpionfishes list
- View the Scorpionfishes of Australia list
Further reading
- Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes. 37: 1-76, pl. 1-2.
Copyright © Australian Museum, 2006
Page researched and compiled by
H. Motomura and M. McGrouther, October 2005.
