Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 510 m (Ref. 13479). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Japan, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, and Norfolk Ridge (northern Tasman Sea).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13479)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Fresh specimens with brownish body, paler below. Upper half of body with many yellowish-white blotches, irregular and blurred in shape. Spinous dorsal fin uniformly jet-black except for the brownish first spine. Pectoral, second dorsal and anal fins reddish-brown. Caudal fin and posterior basal part of anal fin dark olive. Pelvic fin pale pink.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Okamura, O. and H. Kishimoto, 1993. Selenoscopus turbisquamatus, a new genus and species of urnoscopid fish from Japan and the Norfolk Ridge. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 39(4):311-317. (Ref. 13479)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00794 (0.00325 - 0.01941), b=3.09 (2.89 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100). 🛈 |