Izuzuki Diver, Satoshi Yamamoto, Japan
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Ebosia bleekeri is one of currently two known species of the genus Ebiosa, the second species is called Ebosia falcata.
This scorpion fish also has a special feature to offer: Almost all scorpion fish (Scorpaenidae) are poisonous, with the exception of the Beautiful Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus bellus) and Bleeker's Dwarf Lionfish (Ebosia bleekeri).
The scorpion fish prefers to live in areas with cool water buoyancy above fine sandy and muddy bottoms and in deep reefs.
Males of Ebosia bleekeri have a pair of thin, elongated, curved bone crests at the upper back of the head and yellowish to orange mid-fins.
Females have a low spiny ridge on the head and reddish mid-fins. Males have a pari with large bone ridges on the parietal bones, while females have a low spine ridge.
If you like scorpion fish in your saltwater aquarium, you should better try to take care for non-toxic varieties, Dendrochirus bellus and Ebosia bleekeri.
Synonyms:
Ebosia kagoshimae Oshima, 1956
Pterois bleekeri Döderlein, 1884
This scorpion fish also has a special feature to offer: Almost all scorpion fish (Scorpaenidae) are poisonous, with the exception of the Beautiful Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus bellus) and Bleeker's Dwarf Lionfish (Ebosia bleekeri).
The scorpion fish prefers to live in areas with cool water buoyancy above fine sandy and muddy bottoms and in deep reefs.
Males of Ebosia bleekeri have a pair of thin, elongated, curved bone crests at the upper back of the head and yellowish to orange mid-fins.
Females have a low spiny ridge on the head and reddish mid-fins. Males have a pari with large bone ridges on the parietal bones, while females have a low spine ridge.
If you like scorpion fish in your saltwater aquarium, you should better try to take care for non-toxic varieties, Dendrochirus bellus and Ebosia bleekeri.
Synonyms:
Ebosia kagoshimae Oshima, 1956
Pterois bleekeri Döderlein, 1884
