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Scorpaena afuerae Hildebrand, 1946

Peruvian scorpionfish
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Ecuador country information

Common names: Brujo mocho, Lechuza
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Poss, S.G., 1995
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Poss, S.G., 1995
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 9341.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaena: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hildebrand.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 55763).   Tropical; 1°N -

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