FB-70914 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70914 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Ritidae Rita Rita bakalu Lal, Dwivedi & Singh, 2017 Bird wing scorpionfish 2025-01-27 2025-01-27 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) Matsumoto, T. and H. Motomura0 <i>Neomerinthe ornithoptera</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, with a reassessment of the diagnosis for <i>N. pallidimacula</i> (Fowler 1938). Zootaxa 5428(1):135-145. (Ref. 132449) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-11 00:00:00 2025-02-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70923 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XII, 9; pectoral-fin rays 18; scale rows in longitudinal series 44 or 45; pored lateral-line scales 23; scale rows above lateral line 6 or 7, below lateral line 12, between sixth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 5, between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 5; upper gill rakers 6, lower gill rakers 13 [9 or 10 and 3 or 4 on ceratohyal and hypobranchial, respectively], total gill rakers 19; no longitudinal ridge on lateral surface of maxilla; no lateral lacrimal spine; suborbital spines 3; no second preopercular spine; minute slit behind last gill arch; many small cycloid scales on base of pectoral fin and ventral surface of body between isthmus and posterior to pelvic fin; several lower pectoral-fin rays distinctly elongated; pectoral-fin ray length 37.6-40.0% of SL; first anal-fin spine length 6.9-8.5% SL; second anal-fin spine length 23.3-25.5% SL; third anal-fin spine length 22.7-23.1% SL;pelvic-fin spine length 17.9-18.1% SL; longest pelvic-fin soft ray length 26.6-29.2% SL; preserved specimens with pale yellowish body and pectoral fins, and indistinct blotches on body above lateral line (Ref. 1322449). Matsumoto, T. and H. Motomura 2024 <i>Neomerinthe ornithoptera</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, with a reassessment of the diagnosis for <i>N. pallidimacula</i> (Fowler 1938). Zootaxa 5428(1):135-145. (Ref. 132449) FB-Morphology-70923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-11 00:00:00 2025-02-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70923 Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5 Matsumoto, T. and H. Motomura 2024 <i>Neomerinthe ornithoptera</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, with a reassessment of the diagnosis for <i>N. pallidimacula</i> (Fowler 1938). Zootaxa 5428(1):135-145. (Ref. 132449) FB-Distribution-70923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-11 00:00:00 2025-02-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70923 Western Central Pacific: Fiji and Wallis and Futuna. Matsumoto, T. and H. Motomura 2024 <i>Neomerinthe ornithoptera</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, with a reassessment of the diagnosis for <i>N. pallidimacula</i> (Fowler 1938). Zootaxa 5428(1):135-145. (Ref. 132449) FB-Uses-70923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-11 00:00:00 2025-02-11 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70923 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-70923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-11 00:00:00 2025-02-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70923 7.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 132449)) Matsumoto, T. and H. Motomura 2024 <i>Neomerinthe ornithoptera</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, with a reassessment of the diagnosis for <i>N. pallidimacula</i> (Fowler 1938). Zootaxa 5428(1):135-145. (Ref. 132449) 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-70923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-11 00:00:00 2025-02-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70923 demersal; marine; depth range 103 - 400 m (Ref. 132449) Matsumoto, T. and H. Motomura 2024 <i>Neomerinthe ornithoptera</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, with a reassessment of the diagnosis for <i>N. pallidimacula</i> (Fowler 1938). Zootaxa 5428(1):135-145. (Ref. 132449)