Western Falcate Lionfish
Ebosia vespertina
- Usual depth50–109 m
- Water temperature23–25 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 50–109 m · Deepest record: 109 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Western Falcate Lionfish
Similar species
Bleeker's LionfishEbosia bleekeri
- Falcate Lionfish
Ebosia falcata
LionfishPterois volitans
Spotted coral croucherCaracanthus maculatus
Pygmy coral croucherCaracanthus unipinna
Zebra turkeyfishDendrochirus zebra
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 6 open-data records from 2003 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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