Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. Parietal crests in males broad and short, not greatly elongated when compared with E. falcata. Dorsal fin rays 9.5-10.5; anal 7.5 (Ref. 41422). Adults develop a curious bony protrusion on top of the head (Ref. 48635).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei

Family: Scorpaenidae

Genus: Ebosia

Species: Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein, 1884)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230). Also seen in areas of cool upwelling on fine sand and mud bottoms (Ref 90102).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless