- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- SCORPAENIFORMES
- NEOSEBASTIDAE
- Neosebastes
- bougainvillii
Gulf Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829)

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
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.
Gulf Gurnard Perch, Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829)
More Info
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
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 in Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp.
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Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 4 518 pp. pls 72-99. [349].
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McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1918. Some new and little known fishes from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 1(1): 39-78 figs 26-31 pls 2-7 [64, pl. 4, fig. 1, as Neosebastes pantica].
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [445] (as N. pantica)
Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.