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Apistidae (Wasp scorpionfishes)
Etymology: Apistus: Greek, apisto = uncertain (Ref. 45335); shaula: Named for the second brightest object in the constellation Scorpius; noun in apposition.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 40 - 42 m (Ref. 137862). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: northern Arabian Sea, off Oman.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 137862)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
This specis is distinguished by the following set of characters: the inner surface of pectoral fin is white, scattered with numerous black spots; anterior dorsal-fin spines is relatively long, first spine 16.3-16.5% of SL, second spine 17.0-18.7% of SL ,third spine 16.9-19.9% of SL, fourth spine 18.8-21.3% of SL, and fifth spine 18.1-21.2% of SL, in large specimens greater than 9.5 cm SL (Ref. 137862).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Matsunuma, M., Y.G. Seah and H. Motomura, 2024. Review of Apistus (Synanceiidae: Apistinae) with description of a new species from the Arabian Sea and taxonomic status of Apistus balnearum Ogilby 1910, a junior synonym of Apistops caloundra (De Vis 1886). Ichthyol. Res. 72(3):320-349. (Ref. 137862)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.8125 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01175 (0.00445 - 0.03100), b=3.02 (2.80 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |