Yellowfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel 1837
Other Names: Bandtail Scorpionfish, Yellow-finned Scorpionfish
A Yellowfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis neglecta, in Nelson Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales, September 2016. Source: peterdavey / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A blotched and mottled scorpionfish coloured to match its surroundings, with a serrated bony ridge above the eye, a dark reddish submarginal band across the outer part of the tail, and often a yellowish patch on the gill cover. The inner surface of the pectoral fin lacks dark spots and has a black submarginal band across the upper rays, and the axil of the pectoral fin (where it joins the body) has small dark spots.
Video of a Yellowfin Scorpionfish in Chowder Bay, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, March 2014.
Video of a Yellowfin Scorpionfish in Chowder Bay, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, March 2014.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Scorpaenopsis neglecta in Fishes of Australia, accessed 06 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3666
Yellowfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel 1837
More Info
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Wollongong, New South Wales. Elsewhere this species is widespread in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific. Solitary on sandy and muddy areas near reefs. |
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Fisheries |
Taken as bycatch in trawl fisheries. |
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Species Citation |
Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837, Annal. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 2(1): 159. Type locality: Sea of East Indies. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Resources |
Yellowfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel 1837
References
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