Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 60 - 300 m (Ref. 6651). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Kenya to Mossel Bay, South Africa and to Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius (Ref. 33390).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 6651)
Espinhos dorsais (total): 4 - 5; Raios dorsais (total): 13; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais : 13 - 14. Body grey or brown in color, with round pale spots dorsally; 1st dorsal fin black with pale border; pectorals greyish with pale margin (Ref. 6651).
The large spine on the shoulder is venomous.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Uranoscopidae. p. 735-736. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6651)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Uso pelos humanos
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