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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenodes: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek oides = similar to (Ref. 45335); tribulosus: From the Latin tribulosus meaning thorny, alluding to the strongly ctenoid scales.
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Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 73 - 176 m (Ref. 26774). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Somalia and Kenya.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26774)
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Eschmeyer, W.N., 1969. A new scorpionfish of the genus Scorpaenodes and S. muciparus (Alcock) from the Indian Ocean, with comments on the limits of the genus. Occas. Pap. Cal. Academy Sci. 76:11p. (Ref. 26774)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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