FB-63847 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63847 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Blenniiformes Blenniidae Petroscirtes Petroscirtes pylei Smith-Vaniz, 2005 Bullhead scorpionfish 2008-05-15 2014-02-28 Motomura, H., P.R. Last and G.K. Yearsley0 <i>Scorpaena bulacephala</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea. Zootaxa 1043:17-32. (Ref. 75652) 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 <i>Neomerinthe</i>. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966) 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-DiagnosticDescr-63855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-26 00:00:00 2008-05-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63855 Diagnosis. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: 9 dorsal-fin soft rays; fourth fin spine longest; 17 pectoral-fin rays; 39-44 longitudinal scales rows; 23 pored lateral-line scales; lateral surface of trunk covered with ctenoid scales; anteroventral surface of body and pectoral-fin base covered with exposed cycloid scales; lateral surface of maxilla with no longitudinal ridge; no spines on lateral surface of lacrimal; posterior margin of anterior lacrimal spine with 1–3 small spines; simple posterior lacrimal spine directed ventroposteriorly; no median interorbital ridge and no coronal spine; with occipital pit and supplement preopercular spine; relatively short fin spines and rays, longest pectoral-fin ray (31.5-33.5% of SL); the space between the upper and lower opercular spines is not covered by skin with sensory pores and canals; length of supraocular tentacle is less than or approximately equal to pupil diameter; no tentacles on lateral surface of trunk, except on pored lateral-line scales (Ref. 75652). Motomura, H., P.R. Last and G.K. Yearsley 2005 <i>Scorpaena bulacephala</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea. Zootaxa 1043:17-32. (Ref. 75652) FB-Morphology-63855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-26 00:00:00 2008-05-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63855 Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 Motomura, H., P.R. Last and G.K. Yearsley 2005 <i>Scorpaena bulacephala</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea. Zootaxa 1043:17-32. (Ref. 75652) FB-Distribution-63855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63855 West Pacific: off Norfolk Island and off Lord Howe Island, in the northern Tasman Sea. Also reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 86942). Motomura, H., P.R. Last and G.K. Yearsley 2005 <i>Scorpaena bulacephala</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea. Zootaxa 1043:17-32. (Ref. 75652) FB-Size-63855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2017-08-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63855 8.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75652)) Motomura, H., P.R. Last and G.K. Yearsley 2005 <i>Scorpaena bulacephala</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea. Zootaxa 1043:17-32. (Ref. 75652) 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/ 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-63855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-05-16 00:00:00 2017-08-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63855 demersal; marine; depth range 86 - 113 m (Ref. 75652) Motomura, H., P.R. Last and G.K. Yearsley 2005 <i>Scorpaena bulacephala</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea. Zootaxa 1043:17-32. (Ref. 75652)