Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 27. Body light brown with large oval or round pale spots above in preserved specimens. Coloration of fresh specimens unknown.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei

Family: Uranoscopidae

Genus: Ichthyscopus

Species: Ichthyscopus malacopterus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless