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Parapterois macrura (Alcock, 1896) |
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photo by
Saravanan, R. |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Pteroinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 64 - 430 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indian Ocean: west coast of India. Also from Oman ans Somalia (Ref. 95026). | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by the following characters: no scales on midline of interorbital space throughout life; longitudinal scale series 43-49 (mean 45.9); head length 39.7-44.1% (42.4%) of SL; snout length 12.9-19.1% (15.8%) of SL; head depth 21.0-25.1% (23.0%) of SL; tip of tentacle on posterior spine of lacrimal not extending beyond level of posterior margin of maxilla (sometimes extending slightly beyond in juveniles); upper margin of orbit higher than or level with base of first dorsal spine (in lateral view) in adults, lower than in young; top of bulge on snout well below ventralmost margin of orbit (in lateral view) in adults, located between levels of ventralmost margins of pupil and orbit in young (Ref. 54479). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||