Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bighead Gurnard Perch being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Neosebastes scorpaenoides
- Neosebastes bougainvillii
- Maxillicosta scabriceps
- Centropogon australis
- Scorpaena papillosa — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Neosebastidae
- Genus
- Neosebastes
- Species
- Neosebastes pandus
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