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Scorpaena onaria Jordan & Snyder, 1900 Western scorpionfish |
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photo by
Suzuki, T. |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 223 - 500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Japan and South Korea. Reported from Taiwan (Ref. 12711). Also reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 86942). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Body reddish; scattered with irregular pale blotches and some black dots; a large black patch at the posterior part of dorsal fin from 7th to 10th spines. Mouth oblique; upper jaw reaching below posterior margin of eye (Ref. 43569). | |||
| Biology: | Found on the continental shelf. Benthic (Ref. 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||