Sebastapistes coniorta
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| Sebastapistes coniorta | |
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| File:FMIB 41057 Sebastapistes coniorta Jenkins, new species Type.jpeg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Sebastapistes |
| Species: | S. coniorta
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| Binomial name | |
| Sebastapistes coniorta O. P. Jenkins, 1903
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Sebastapistes coniorta, commonly known as the humpback nohu[2] or the speckled scorpionfish,[1] is a species of scorpionfishes native to the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Sebastapistes coniorta has 12 dorsal spines and nine dorsal soft rays, with three anal spines and five to six anal soft rays. Its body has a fusiform shape.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]Sebastapistes coniorta is found in the tropical Eastern Central Pacific, such as the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island.[2] It lives in reef-associated marine environments,[2] often taking shelter among the branches of cauliflower coral during the day and feeding in and around corals at nighttime.[4]
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