FB-59066 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59066 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Opistognathidae Opistognathus Opistognathus darwiniensis Macleay, 1878 Sulu velvetfish Coccotropus obbesi Weber, 1913 2002-03-16 2002-07-11 Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. (Ref. 280) Randall, J.E. and K.K.P. Lim (eds.)0 A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Raffles Bull. Zool. Suppl. (8):569-667. (Ref. 36648) Poss, S.G.0 Scorpaenidae. Scorpionfishes (also, lionfishes, rockfishes, stingfishes, stonefishes, and waspfishes). p. 2291-2352. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). Rome, FAO. 2069-2790 p. (Ref. 39597) Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. 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(Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-59072 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-18 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59072 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits sand and rubble bottoms, frequently neas reefs, in 10-30 m (Ref 90102). Poss, S.G. 1999 Scorpaenidae. Scorpionfishes (also, lionfishes, rockfishes, stingfishes, stonefishes, and waspfishes). p. 2291-2352. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). Rome, FAO. 2069-2790 p. (Ref. 39597) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59072 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-03-07 00:00:00 2013-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59072 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Description: Characterized by dark brown or blackish to yellowish color, usually with mottled pattern; deeply incised membrane between third and fourth dorsal spine; origin of dorsal fin above rear edge of eye; prickles (modified scales) covering head and body; three spines on lacrimal; five blunt spines on rear margin of preopercle; depth of body 3.2 in SL (Ref. 90102). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Morphology-59072 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-03-07 00:00:00 2013-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59072 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 7 - 10 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Distribution-59072 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-18 00:00:00 2023-01-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59072 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Western Pacific. Poss, S.G. 1999 Scorpaenidae. Scorpionfishes (also, lionfishes, rockfishes, stingfishes, stonefishes, and waspfishes). p. 2291-2352. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). Rome, FAO. 2069-2790 p. (Ref. 39597) FB-Size-59072 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-18 00:00:00 2013-07-22 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=59072 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 5.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) 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#Habitat 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-59072 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-18 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59072 demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)