FB-70969 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70969 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Bagridae Pseudomystus Pseudomystus tuberosus Ng & Tan, 2024 Tropical single-spined scorpionfish 2025-03-11 2025-03-11 Cabebe‑Barnuevo, R. and H. Motumura0 <i>Sebastapistes monospina</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 1-8. (Ref. 133096) FB-GeneralDescr-70978 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-14 00:00:00 2025-03-14 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70978 This species dwells in shallow coral and rocky reef environments, commonly found in subtropical and tropical island ecosystems (Ref. 133096). Cabebe‑Barnuevo, R. and H. Motumura 2025 <i>Sebastapistes monospina</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 1-8. (Ref. 133096) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70978 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-14 00:00:00 2025-04-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70978 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: 15 or 16 (mode 16) pectoral-fin rays; 22 or 23 (23) pored lateral-line scales; 44-46 (45) scale rows in longitudinal series; 5 or 6 (5) scale rows above lateral line; 10 or 11 (11) scale rows below lateral line; 5 or 6 (6) scale rows between sixth dorsal fin spine base and lateral line, 5 or 6 (5) scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line; 4 or 5 (4) predorsal scale rows; 14-16 (14) gill rakers; anterior and posterior lacrimal spines simple, no accessory spines; lateral lacrimal ridge and spine absent; first and second suborbital ridges fused, forming a single ridge terminating in a single suborbital spine; presence of palatine teeth; upper-jaw teeth villiform, with canine-like teeth anteriorly; lower-jaw teeth villiform, with canine-like teeth (less pronounced in smaller specimens) well distributed and extending to posterior region; body scales predominantly cycloid (rarely with weak ctenii; absence of scales on space between upper and lower opercular spines; poorly developed interorbital ridges, a shallow channel between ridges; absence of coronal spines (Ref. 133096). Cabebe‑Barnuevo, R. and H. Motumura 2025 <i>Sebastapistes monospina</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 1-8. (Ref. 133096) FB-Morphology-70978 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-14 00:00:00 2025-04-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70978 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5 Cabebe‑Barnuevo, R. and H. Motumura 2025 <i>Sebastapistes monospina</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 1-8. (Ref. 133096) FB-Distribution-70978 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-14 00:00:00 2025-03-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70978 Eastern and Southwest Pacific: French Polynesia, Pitcairn Is., and Australia. Cabebe‑Barnuevo, R. and H. Motumura 2025 <i>Sebastapistes monospina</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 1-8. (Ref. 133096) FB-Uses-70978 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-14 00:00:00 2025-03-14 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70978 fisheries: of no interest FB-TrophicStrategy-70978 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-14 00:00:00 2025-03-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ monospina This species dwells in shallow coral and rocky reef environments, commonly found in subtropical and tropical island ecosystems (Ref. 133096). Cabebe‑Barnuevo, R. and H. Motumura 2025 <i>Sebastapistes monospina</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 1-8. (Ref. 133096) 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-70978 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-14 00:00:00 2025-03-14 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70978 reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 27 m (Ref. 133096) Cabebe‑Barnuevo, R. and H. Motumura 2025 <i>Sebastapistes monospina</i>, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 1-8. (Ref. 133096)