Sebastapistes coniorta


Sebastapistes coniorta, commonly known as the humpback nohu or the speckled scorpionfish, is a species of scorpionfishes native to the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll.

Description

Sebastapistes coniorta has 12 dorsal spines and nine dorsal soft rays, with three anal spines and five to six anal soft rays. Its body has a fusiform shape.

Distribution and habitat

Sebastapistes coniorta is found in the tropical Eastern Central Pacific, such as the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. It lives in reef-associated marine environments, often taking shelter among the branches of cauliflower coral during the day and feeding in and around corals at nighttime.