Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 35. Dorsal deeply notched between third and fourth spine, and between spinous and rayed portions; caudal rounded (Ref. 6885). Color brown, often tinged with red on dorsal surface, mottled and barred with 4 dark saddles over dorsal surface (Ref. 6885).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Genus: Hemilepidotus

Species: Hemilepidotus spinosus Ayres, 1854

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in intertidal areas and down to at least 130 or 780 m depth (Ref. 5515). Usually found in subtidal areas of exposed coasts (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 6885).

Habitat

demersal