Humpback nohu

Sebastapistes coniorta

Endemic Scorpionfish of Indo Pacific

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Sebastapistes
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. Occurrence elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific has yet to be confirmed.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

Report a correction