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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenopsis: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); possi: Named for S. G. Poss.
Eponymy: Dr Stuart G Poss is an American ichthyologist who is a Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Randall & Eschmeyer.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 2 - 55 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Polynesia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 42181)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 5; Vértebra: 24. An extra spine anterior to each tympanic spine, joined by a low ridge to postocular spine (absent in juveniles and southwest Pacific specimens from Fiji to southern Great Barrier Reef). Supraocular tentacles of adults absent or very small (Ref 42181)
Solitary on rock or coral bottoms in 1-40 m (Ref 90102). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 89972).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 578 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 (0.00620 - 0.02676), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 200 [102, 514] mg/100g; Iron = 1.39 [0.71, 2.83] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.3, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.36 [0.15, 0.98] g/100g; Selenium = 40.6 [19.0, 119.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 64.3 [20.0, 203.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.35 [0.91, 2.07] mg/100g (wet weight);