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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes
Subfamily: Pteroinae
Genus: Ebosia

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein, 1884)

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Ebosia bleekeri
[Bleeker's lionfish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.6 cm TL
Ebosia falcata Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1978

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Ebosia falcata
[]

Photo by Motomura, H.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Ebosia saya Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014

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Ebosia saya
[Saya lionfish]

Photo by Motomura, H.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.0 cm SL
Ebosia vespertina Matsunuma & Motomura, 2016

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Ebosia vespertina
[Western falcate lionfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ebosia bleekeri Bleeker's lionfish West Pacific 22 SL 1884
Ebosia falcata Indian Ocean 11.6 TL 1978
Ebosia saya Saya lionfish Western Indian Ocean 8.7 SL 2014
Ebosia vespertina Western falcate lionfish Western Indian Ocean 11.0 SL 2016



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