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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenopsis: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 91 m (Ref. 26165). Tropical
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and China south to Hong Kong and northern Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42181)
About one-fourth of eye projecting above dorsal profile of head; interorbital space hemispherical when viewed from front, and not deep, the maximum depth contained more than 3 times in orbit diameter; fourth or fifth dorsal spines usually longest (2.6-3.15 in head length); first dorsal spine 1.7-2.1 in second spine; snout length 2.8-3.05 in head length (Ref 42181).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in coral areas and rocky reefs, often seen stationary on the substrate. Feed on small fishes. Spines are venomous (Ref. 128523).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer, 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p. (Ref. 42181)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.2 - 27.8, mean 25 °C (based on 190 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00753 - 0.02204), b=3.04 (2.89 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 172 [90, 449] mg/100g; Iron = 1.32 [0.68, 2.68] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.3, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.363 [0.155, 0.983] g/100g; Selenium = 47.2 [22.1, 135.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 59.1 [18.4, 186.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.29 [0.86, 1.95] mg/100g (wet weight);
