Cockscomb Lionfish, Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein 1884)
A Cockscomb Lionfish, Ebosia bleekeri, at Izu Ocean Park, Japan. Source: Izuzuki / www.izuzuki.com. License: CC BY Attribution-ShareAlike
Summary:
A sexually dimorphic lionfish. Males have a pair thin elongated curved bony crests on the top rear of the head, and yellowish to orange median fins. Females have a low spiny ridge on the head and reddish median fins.
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Cockscomb Lionfish, Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein 1884)
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from N of the Dampier Archipelago, WA, to SE of Fingal Bay, near NE of Newcastle, NSW; tropical, west Pacific. |
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Features |
Meristic features: Dorsal fin XIII, 8-11 (usually 10 rays); Anal fin III, 6-8 (usually 7 rays); Pectoral fin 15-17; Scale rows in longitudinal series 44-51; Scales above LLat 5-7; Scales below LLat 8-12; Gill rakers 4-6 + 10-12 = 14-17; Vertebrae 24. The parietal spine of males becomes a thin elongated bony crest, curved posteriorly with growth; females have a low parietal ridge with a spinous margin. |
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Remarks |
Males and females are sexually dimorphic in the development and shape of the parietal crest. The parietal is a paired bone separated by the supraocciptal bone, and located on each side of the rear of the head above the auditory region. Males have a pari of large bony crests on the parietal bones, whereas females have a low spiny ridge. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from other species in the genus in having 7 (usually) anal-fin soft rays, 16 (usually) pectoral-fin rays, the elongated parietal spine of males relatively broad and weakly falcate, and the pectoral fins entirely red in males. |
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Species Citation |
Pterois bleekeri Döderlein, 1884, Denkschr. Kaiserlich. Akad. Wissensch. Wien 49(1): 200, pl. 6 (fig. 1-1a). Type locality: Tokyo, Japan. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Cockscomb Lionfish, Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein 1884)
References
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