| Setarchidae (Deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes) |
| 13 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 180 - 410 m |
| Western Pacific: Japan to Western Australia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 27-27; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Color in life pink, with 5 indefinite large dark blotches on the sides of the body: the first three below the spinous dorsal, one below the soft dorsal and one on the base of the caudal fin. |
| Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 11015) and continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| venomous |
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