Scorpaenopsis crenulata, Serrated deepwater scorpionfish

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Scorpaenopsis crenulata Motomura & Causse, 2011

Serrated deepwater scorpionfish
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Teleostei > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenopsis: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335);  crenulata: Name from Latin meaning serrated, referring to the serrated spines on the dorsal part of the head of the new species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋 底中水层性.

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Southwestern Pacific: Wallis and Futuna Islands.

大小 / 重量 / 年龄

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 86405)

简单描述 型态特徵 | 形态测量图

背棘 (总数): 12; 背的软条 (总数): 9; 臀棘 3; 臀鳍软条: 5. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 17 pectoral-fin rays; 37 scale rows in longitudinal series; 19 pored lateral-line scales; posterior margin of maxilla extending well beyond a vertical through posterior margin of orbit; an additional spine arising from a low median ridge of anterior lacrimal spine; posterior lacrimal spine divided into 2 spinous points; poorly developed interorbital ridges, covered with skin (not visible if skin is not removed); upper opercular spine divided into three spinous points; postocular, tympanic, nuchal, pterotic, posttemporal, and supracleithral spines serrated; extremely deep occipital pit, its depth greater than pupil diameter; space between ventral margin of orbit and suborbital ridge broad, its distance 4.1% SL ; extremely deep suborbital pit, its depth subequal to pupil diameter; a pair of pores behind a symphysial knob on lower jaw; nape and anterior body not highly arched; a narrow interorbital space, its width (7.2% SL ) less than orbit diameter; a large head, its length 50.5% SL ; short snout, length 13.7% SL ; large eye, orbit diameter 11.5% SL ; inner surface of pectoral fin with a poorly defined, large black blotch distally between third and seventh rays; a large black blotch on the upper one-third of pectoral-fin axil (Ref. 56405).

生物学特性     字汇 (例如 epibenthic)


Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 产卵场 | | 孕卵数 | 仔鱼


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Motomura, H. and R. Causse, 2011. A new deepwater scorpionfish of the genus Scorpaenopsis (Scorpaenidae) from Wallis and Futuna Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Bull. Mar. Sci. 87(1):45-53. (Ref. 86405)

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