Description

Body gibbous; greatest depth 37-40% SL; covered with highly modified scales, each with a small spinous point. Interorbital ridges thick and fused in the middle of interorbit. Dorsal margin of operculum inclined about 35° above horizontal (Ref. 39602).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei

Family: Aploactinidae

Genus: Kanekonia

Species: Kanekonia queenslandica Whitley, 1952

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found on soft bottomed inshore areas.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless