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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Neosebastidae Gurnard scorpionfishes

Genus: Maxillicosta

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Maxillicosta lopholepis Bigeye gurnard perch Eastern Indian Ocean 1976
Maxillicosta meridianus Southern gurnard perch Southeastern Indian Ocean 7.9 SL 2006
Maxillicosta raoulensis Red little gurnard perch Southwest Pacific 10.1 SL 1976
Maxillicosta reticulata Southeast Pacific 1961
Maxillicosta scabriceps Little gurnard perch Eastern Indian Ocean 12 TL 1935
Maxillicosta whitleyi Whitley's gurnard perch Western Pacific 7 TL 1976



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