Gulf Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829)

Other Names: Gulf Gurnard Scorpionfish, Gulf Perch

Gulf Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes bougainvillii, at the Glenelg Artificial Reef (Dredge), Gulf St Vincent, South Australia. Source: David Muirhead / MLSSA, mlssa.asn.au. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:

Identifying features:
Hind margin of pectoral fin bilobed;
Smaller drak brown patches on upper part of body posteriorly;
Underside of lower jaw with 3 distinct pores and longitudinal ridges on each side;ith a large dark brown patch on anterior part of body extending onto spinous dorsal fin;
Reddish-brown with a large dark brown patch on anterior part of body extending onto spinous dorsal fin;
Smaller dark brown patches on upper part of body posteriorly and irregular orange spots on lower part of body;
Pectoral and caudal fins with a broad dark band;
Occipital pit long, narrow and very deep without scales.

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Dianne J. Bray, Neosebastes bougainvillii in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Dec 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3227

Gulf Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829)

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Distribution	Endemic to southern Australia from Kangaroo Island and Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, to Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Features	Meristic features: Dorsal fin VIII, 8-9 (third spine longest); Anal fin III, 5; Pectoral fin 20-21, distal margin bilobed; Lateral-line scales (pored)33-38; longitudinal scale series 62-69; scale rows between base of last dorsal-fin spine and lateral line 7 or 8; Gill rakers 0-1 + 5-7 (total 5-8 plus rudiments).
Fisheries	Taken as bycatch in commercial trawls.
Species Citation	Sebastes bougainvillii Cuvier, 1829, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 4: 349. Type locality: Indian Ocean.
Author	Dianne J. Bray

Gulf Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829)

References

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