| Family: |
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 45 - 230 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: New Jersey and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Florida in USA and Cuba. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Have a thick glandular tissue on posterior margin of fin spines which is believed to be venomous (Ref. 57406). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
venomous |
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