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Setarchidae
scaly hedgehogfish
Ectreposebastes imus
Eighteen Centimeters Setarchid Fish from Western Atlantic
scaly hedgehogfish is a marine fish found around Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 18 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Setarchidae
- Genus
- Ectreposebastes
- Maximum length
- 18 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: tropical western Africa. Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to Gulf of Mexico to Suriname.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

