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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenopsis: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); possi: Named for S. G. Poss.
Eponymy: Dr Stuart G Poss is an American ichthyologist who is a Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Randall & Eschmeyer.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 55 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Polynesia.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 42181)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 12; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 5; Vertebre: 24. An extra spine anterior to each tympanic spine, joined by a low ridge to postocular spine (absent in juveniles and southwest Pacific specimens from Fiji to southern Great Barrier Reef). Supraocular tentacles of adults absent or very small (Ref 42181)
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Solitary on rock or coral bottoms in 1-40 m (Ref 90102). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 89972).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer, 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p. (Ref. 42181)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 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=0.01288 (0.00623 - 0.02664), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutrienti (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 200 [102, 514] mg/100g; Iron = 1.39 [0.71, 2.83] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.3, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.36 [0.15, 0.98] g/100g; Selenium = 40.6 [19.0, 119.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 64.3 [20.0, 203.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.35 [0.91, 2.07] mg/100g (wet weight); |