Sebastiscus marmoratus

Sebastiscus marmoratus (Sea ruffe or False kelpfish) is a species of fish in the rockfish family found in the Western Pacific from southern Japan to the Philippines.[1] It has also been sighted twice in Australia; once in Sydney Harbour in 1980 by naturalist Rudie Kuiter[2] and in 2019 in Port Adelaide's inner harbour.[3]

Sebastiscus marmoratus

Sebastiscus marmoratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastiscus
Species:
S. marmoratus
Binomial name
Sebastiscus marmoratus
G. Cuvier, 1829

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Sebastiscus marmoratus" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
  2. "False Kelpfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  3. "False Kelpfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.