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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

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Polynesia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 42181)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

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

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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)

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Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002