Ebosia

Ebosia
Ebosia bleekeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Pteroinae
Genus: Ebosia
D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904

Ebosia is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Two species have been described since 2014.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. (2014): A new species of scorpionfish, Ebosia saya (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), from the western Indian Ocean and notes on fresh coloration of Ebosia falcata. Ichthyological Research, 62 (3): 293-312.
  2. Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. (2015): A new species of scorpionfish, Ebosia vespertina (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Research, 63 (1): 110-120.


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