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Scorpaena inermis Cuvier, 1829

Mushroom scorpionfish
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Common names: Mushroom scorpionfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Little Bahama, Great Bahama and Cay Sal Banks. Also Ref. 7251.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/bahamas-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaena: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 73 m (Ref. 7365).   Subtropical; 30°N -

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan (Mexico) to Curaçao and probably northern South America.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 26938)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 8-9; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 5. No occipital pit; two spines on part of preorbital overlapping maxillary; no supplemental preopercular spine; mushroom-like tabs on upper part of cornea present (Ref. 13608).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits primarily offshore islands and infrequently caught in continental waters (Ref. 5521). Also found in clear water over sand and turtle grass; less common around coral reefs (Ref. 26938).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 August 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.2 - 28, mean 27.1 (based on 260 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00626 - 0.02776), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).