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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.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 2 - 55 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Polynesia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: 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)
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Solitary on rock or coral bottoms in 1-40 m (Ref 90102). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 89972).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 25.4 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 578 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00626 - 0.02652), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.1 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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Nutrientes (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);