Sebastapistes mauritiana, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Mediterranean, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Depression behind large eyes, and dark scale edges. Dark brown to reddish brown mottled with white and darker brown. Similar S. strongia (Barchin Scorpionfish) has more distinct spines on head, radiating stripes on eye and lacks dark scale edges.
Information
Max Size: 8 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.2-29.5°C
Depth: 1-30m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (50% 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: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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Sebastapistes mauritiana, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
