Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 80 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Durban, South Africa northwards; also in Red Sea, Arabian Sea and eastward to Gulf of Thailand. Reported as likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623) but Randall and van Egmond 1994 (Ref. 10685) believe otherwise.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
Found on the continental shelf. Benthic (Ref. 75154). Taken in trawls at about 50 m (Ref. 4313). Inhabits sand and mud bottoms in 20-80 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., 1986. Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Human uses
Tools
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