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Phenacoscorpius trispinis Matsumoto & Motomura, 2025 Noslit scorpionfish |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.34 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 160 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan and Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 16-17 pectoral-fin rays, middle rays branched; 4 pored lateral-line scales; 6 upper gill rakers, 14 lower gill rakers (10 and 4 on ceratobranchial and hypobranchial, respectively), 20 total gill rakers; slit behind last gill arch absent; palatine teeth absent; anterodorsal and lateral lacrimal spines present; second preopercular spine smaller than third or fourth spines; nuchal and parietal spines distinct; head length 45.2% of SL; body depth 38.1% of SL; head width 17.2% of SL; snout length 11.2% of SL; maxillary depth 7.6% of SL; postorbital length 21.2% of SL; first dorsal-fin spine length 6.8% of SL; second dorsal-fin spine length 13.6% of SL; pelvic-fin spine length 19.9% of SL; longest pelvic-fin ray 23.2% of SL; longest pectoral-fin ray 39.0% of SL; caudal-fin length 25.3% of SL; caudal peduncle length 17.2% of SL (Ref. 132491). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||