TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Scorpaenidae
Genus Minous
Minous pusillus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Provider:

Chen, Jeng-Ping

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text)

Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)

Fishbase(2008)

Character:

Dorsal fin with IX-XI spines and 9-11 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 8-9 soft rays; pectoral fin with 12 soft rays; gill rakers 3-4+10-14=14-17. First dorsal spine longer than second, dorsal spines weak and hairy; caudal fin with 3-4 vertical small spots. Without bladder. Dorsal side with brown or gray stripe, abdomen white without stripe.

Habitat:

Found in sheltered bays, shallow inshore and probably ranging to deep offshore in mud-sand habitats. Buries itself during the day in the substrate and is rarely observed, except when found by accident or at night. Usually covered with hydroids.

Distribution:

Western Pacific: southern Japan south to Hong Kong, the Philippines and New Caledonia.

Utility:

Not commercial food species.

Name Code:

382845

Marine