| Family: |
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae |
| Max. size: |
54.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,550.0 g; max. reported age: 8 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 91 - 110 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific: Colombia, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and northern Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Head and body slightly compressed; body depth contained 2.9 to 3.2 times or more in standard length; eyes moderately large, their length less than or equal to snout length; inter-orbital space wide, generally half the eye diameter; tip of maxilla not reaching posterior rim of the eye; third dorsal spine prolonged, its tip curved slightly forward; pectoral fin with 18 rays; small ctenoid scales; body uniformly reddish with small, irregular, brown or olive green spots on the dorsal region (Ref. 55763). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
venomous |
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