Orange-banded scorpionfish
Neosebastes entaxis
- Usual depth25–85 m
- Water temperature20–27 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–85 m · Deepest record: 85 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Orange-banded scorpionfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Hirenagakasago, ヒレナガカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 新石狗公, 獅甕, 石狗公, 石頭魚, 長鰭新平鮋, 雞公
Other scientific names: Neomerinthe entaxis, Sebastosemus entaxis
Similar species
Cobbler PerchNeosebastes scorpaenoides
- Gulf Gurnard Perch
Neosebastes bougainvillii
- blackspot gurnard perch
Neosebastes incisipinnis
- Coral Perch
Neosebastes thetidis
- Johnson's Gurnard Perch
Neosebastes johnsoni
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).
- 44 open-data records from 1900 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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