''Fowlerichthys scriptissimus'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of fish in the family
Antennariidae. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific, where it occurs in rocky areas of coastal coral reefs at a depth range of 73 to 185 m (240 to 620 ft). It is an
oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
species that reaches and reportedly may exceed 28 cm (11 inches) SL. On March 28, 2012, an individual measuring 29.1 cm (11.5 inches) SL was collected off the coast of
Jejudo, marking the first record of this species from Korean waters.
References
Antennariidae
Fish described in 1902
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