Scorpaenopsis cirrosa, Weedy stingfish : fisheries

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Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793)

Weedy stingfish
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenopsis: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).

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

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 91 m (Ref. 26165). Tropical

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Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and China south to Hong Kong and northern Taiwan.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 42181)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

About one-fourth of eye projecting above dorsal profile of head; interorbital space hemispherical when viewed from front, and not deep, the maximum depth contained more than 3 times in orbit diameter; fourth or fifth dorsal spines usually longest (2.6-3.15 in head length); first dorsal spine 1.7-2.1 in second spine; snout length 2.8-3.05 in head length (Ref 42181).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Found in coral areas and rocky reefs, often seen stationary on the substrate. Feed on small fishes. Spines are venomous (Ref. 128523).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer, 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p. (Ref. 42181)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous





Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18.2 - 27.8, mean 25 °C (based on 190 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00756 - 0.02194), b=3.05 (2.90 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 172 [90, 449] mg/100g; Iron = 1.32 [0.68, 2.68] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.3, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.363 [0.155, 0.983] g/100g; Selenium = 47.2 [22.1, 135.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 59.1 [18.4, 186.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.29 [0.86, 1.95] mg/100g (wet weight);