Bleeker'S Lionfish

Parietal crests in males broad and short, not greatly elongated when compared with E. falcata. Dorsal fin rays 9.5-10.5; anal 7.5 (Ref. 41422). Adults develop a curious bony protrusion on top of the head (Ref. 48635).Description: Characterized by whitish color; head and body with eight reddish-brown bars; pectoral fins with brown banding; reddish-brown dorsal spines; deeply incised membranes of spinous portion of dorsal fin; enlarged and wing-like pectoral fins with rays fully connected by membranes except lower 7-8 unbranched rays slightly incised; short tentacle above each eye; depth of body 2.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24

Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230). Also seen in areas of cool upwelling on fine sand and mud bottoms (Ref 90102).

分布於印度-西太平洋海域，包括日本南部到香港、印尼等附近海域。臺灣北部及東北部有分布。

小型魚類，除學術研究外，不具經濟價值。

體延長，側扁。頭中大，無皮瓣，頭背棘稜發達；頂骨區具骨質突起，雄魚的寬短而大於雌魚。口中大，端位。下頜無鋸齒狀緣，不被有細鱗。背鰭連續，中央棘的長度約等長於體高，硬棘部鰭膜凹入而近基底，硬棘部的基底長於軟條部的基底，具硬棘 XIII，軟條 9；臀鰭基底稍短於背鰭軟條部的基底，具硬棘 III，軟條7；胸鰭寬長，具鰭條15-16，延伸至臀鰭基底後端，上部鰭條分枝；腹鰭胸位；尾鰭圓形。體淡紅色，體側有6條紅褐色橫紋；各鰭亦為淡紅色或淡色，胸鰭另具紅褐色點列橫帶。

主要棲息於亞潮帶，棲息深度在110-152公尺。