FB-12897 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12897 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Tetrarogidae Richardsonichthys Richardsonichthys leucogaster (Richardson, 1848) Merlets dragefisk Lacy scorpionfish Merlet's scorpionfish Weedy scorpionfish 隐居吻鲉 隱居吻鮋 1995-03-17 2013-03-06 Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene0 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) Kailola, P.J.0 The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192) Lieske, E. and R. Myers0 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. 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Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, April 2014. (Ref. 95632) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, [accessed 13/04/2015]. (Ref. 101110) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) FB-GeneralDescr-12898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12898 A rare species that inhabits coral slopes (Ref. 9710), or soft bottom habitat (Ref. 48635). Benthic (Ref. 75154). Solitary and often with ctenoids; pectoral and pelvic fins used for walking on bottom (Ref 90102). Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-DiagnosticDescr-12898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-03-04 00:00:00 2013-03-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12898 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Description: Characterized by having complex maze-like color pattern with variable amounts of black, yellow and green; firm dorsal spines with sharp tips; strongly oblique and upturned mouth; concave snout; head, body and fins with numerous slender branched tentacles and cirri; depth of body 2.1-2.4 in SL (Ref. 90102). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Morphology-12898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-03-04 00:00:00 2013-03-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12898 Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Distribution-12898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2025-02-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12898 Western Pacific: only in the Coral Sea and adjacent waters; collected from Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and northeastern Australia. Reports from Japan and Penghu Archipelago (Ref. 55073) are in error. Motomura, H. and J.W. Johnson 2006 Validity of the poorly known scorpionfish, <i>Rhinopias eschmeyeri</i>, with redescriptions of <i>R. frondosa</i> and <i>R. aphanes</i> (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Copeia 2006(3):500-515. (Ref. 57714) FB-Uses-12898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12898 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of no interest Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) FB-Size-12898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12898 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)) Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. (Ref. 48635) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-12898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12898 reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)