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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Neosebastidae Gurnard scorpionfishes
Genus: Maxillicosta

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6 species

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Maxillicosta lopholepis
[Bigeye gurnard perch]
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Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Maxillicosta meridianus
[Southern gurnard perch]
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Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Maxillicosta raoulensis
[Red little gurnard perch]
No picture found
 
Maxillicosta reticulata
Photo by Yau, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley, 1935
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Maxillicosta scabriceps
[Little gurnard perch]
Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976
Photo by CSIRO
 
Maxillicosta whitleyi
[Whitley's gurnard perch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Maxillicosta lopholepis Bigeye gurnard perch Eastern Indian Ocean 1976
Maxillicosta meridianus Southern gurnard perch Southeastern Indian Ocean 7.9 SL 2006
Maxillicosta raoulensis Red little gurnard perch Southwest Pacific 10.1 SL 1976
Maxillicosta reticulata Southeast Pacific 1961
Maxillicosta scabriceps Little gurnard perch Eastern Indian Ocean 12 TL 1935
Maxillicosta whitleyi Whitley's gurnard perch Western Pacific 7 TL 1976



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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