FB-59500 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59500 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Scorpaenopsis Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 Rama Rao's scorpionfish 2002-06-19 2021-02-03 Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer0 Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p. (Ref. 42181) Motomura, H.0 First record of a scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi, from New Caledonia. Cybium 26(3):237-238. (Ref. 45080) Allen, G.R. and M. Adrim0 Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zool. Stud. 42(1):1-72. (Ref. 47567) Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez0 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942) Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse0 Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) Fricke, R., P. Durville and T. Mulochau0 Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus, a new species of scorpionfish from Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Cybium 37(3):207-215. (Ref. 93863) 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) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) Naranji, M.K. and G.R. Velamala0 First record of Rama Rao's scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall and Eschmeyer, 2001 (Scorapenidae) from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh coast, India. FishTaxa 1(2):84-88. (Ref. 133005) FB-GeneralDescr-59506 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-06-23 00:00:00 2021-02-03 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59506 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Collected from both silty sand and rocky bottom; also from areas with coral (Ref. 42181). Inhabits rock or coral bottoms in 1-60 m (Ref 90102). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59506 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2003-01-10 00:00:00 2013-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59506 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Distinct median interorbital ridge. No extra spine anterior to each tympanic spine; occipital pit shallow, not quadrangular. Ridge above anterior lacrimal spine with a pointed tip. Upper opercular spine single, narrow and without a median ridge. Space between opercular spines without ridges. Supraocular tentacle well-developed. Longitudinal scale series 45-49 (Ref 42181).Description: Characterized by dark reddish to brownish grey color, mottled with dark brown; four spines in suborbital ridge; snout 3.2-3.5 in head length; interorbital width 6.4-7.9 in head length; absence of coronal spines; depth of body 2.6-3.2 in SL (Ref. 90102). Motomura, H. 2002 First record of a scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi, from New Caledonia. Cybium 26(3):237-238. (Ref. 45080) FB-Morphology-59506 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2003-01-10 00:00:00 2013-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59506 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5 Motomura, H. 2002 First record of a scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi, from New Caledonia. Cybium 26(3):237-238. (Ref. 45080) FB-Distribution-59506 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-06-23 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59506 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Indo-West Pacific: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to New Britain, Papua New Guinea (Ref. 42181). 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) FB-TrophicStrategy-59506 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2002-09-24 00:00:00 2002-09-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public ramaraoi Collected from both silty sand and rocky bottom; also from areas with coral (Ref. 42181). 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) FB-Size-59506 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-06-23 00:00:00 2021-02-03 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=59506 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 20.8 cm TL (male/unsexed; (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-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/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 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-59506 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-06-23 00:00:00 2021-02-03 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59506 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 60 m (Ref. 42181) 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)