FB-16864 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16864 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Doryrhamphus Doryrhamphus bicarinatus Dawson, 1981 Kolvin-skerpioenvis Spotfin scorpionfish 斑鰭新棘鮋 斑鳍新棘鲉 Neomerinthe nielseni (Smith, 1964) Sebastapistes nielseni Smith, 1964 1996-03-06 2004-11-22 Eschmeyer, W.N.0 Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 36670) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of January 2004. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in January 2004. (Ref. 50838) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse0 Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of <i>Neomerinthe</i>. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-DiagnosticDescr-16866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-08 00:00:00 2017-05-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses This species is characterized by the following: D XII, 9-11 (usually 10); A III,5; pelvic-fin rays I,5; pectoral-fin rays 18 on each side of body (asymmetrically 17 and 18 in one specimen); Longitudinal scale series 32-37; pored lateral-line scales 23-25 (usually 25); scale rows above lateral line 4-5 (usually 5) and below 10; scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 4-5 (usually 5); 6 scale rows between sixth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line; 6-8 predorsal scales; gill rakers on upper limb 5-7, lower limb 12-13, total 17-20 (usually 18); 26 vertebrae (based on MNHN 2003-291); head length 45.9-48.6% of SL; orbit diameter 12.0-17.1% of SL (value significantly decreasing with growth); interorbital width at middle of eye 4.4-5.8% of SL; lateral lacrimal spine absent; anterior lacrimal spine rounded, not spinous shape; posterior lacrimal spine triangular; suborbital spines 4-8; preopercular spines 5, with an additional spine on uppermost spine; preocular, supraocular, postocular, and tympanic spines are well developed; interorbital ridges joined posteriorly to tympanic spine bases; no parietal spine; the large and well developed nuchal spine originating from posterior end of tympanic spine; absence of interorbital, coronal and pretympanic spines; occiput nearly flat, without pit; sphenotic spines 2-13; parietal, lower posttemporal and supracleithral spines well developed; no upper posttemporal spine, but a small spine occurring between nuchal and lower posttemporal spines; posterior margin of maxilla just short of or reaching a vertical through posterior margin of orbit; with teeth on vormer and palatines; pectoral fin bilobed; usually a large black blotch on dorsal fin basally between fifth-seventh and tenth spines (lacking the blotch in some specimens); body is strongly mottled, especially dorsally (Ref. 86966). Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse 2011 Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of <i>Neomerinthe</i>. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966) FB-Morphology-16866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-08 00:00:00 2017-05-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 26 Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse 2011 Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of <i>Neomerinthe</i>. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966) FB-Distribution-16866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2025-02-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16866 Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, Madagascar, the Seychelles and Réunion. Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse 2011 Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of <i>Neomerinthe</i>. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966) FB-Size-16866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2017-05-29 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 21.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 86966)) Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse 2011 Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of <i>Neomerinthe</i>. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-16866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2017-05-29 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; marine; depth range 40 - 507 m (Ref. 86966) Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse 2011 Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of <i>Neomerinthe</i>. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966)