Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6. Characterized by having variable coloration, from whitish to red-brown; red-brown variety with whitish snout and broad white band on posterior portion of spinous dorsal fin; dorsal rays XI, 10, spinous portion of fin elevated, membrane between first and second spines moderately incised; anal rays II,6; pectoral rays 14, strongly incised membranes between lower seven rays (one-third to one-half length of each ray); longitudinal scale series 54; head is large with concave snout profile; presence of skin flaps on snout, chin, lower cheek, edge of preoperculum and above eye; depth of body 2.4-2.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei

Family: Scorpaenidae

Genus: Hipposcorpaena

Species: Hipposcorpaena filamentosa Fowler, 1938

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in silty inshore reefs (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

demersal