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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Butterfly scorpionfish

Neochirus bella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Max Length
15 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
10–200 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Inhabits the rocky littoral and sublittoral zones of northern Taiwan . Found on sandy mud or gravel bottom .

Scientific Name
Neochirus bella
Authority
Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
15 cm
Depth Range
10–200 m
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Neochirus
Neochirus
Species
Butterfly scorpionfish
Neochirus bella

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Butterfly scorpionfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Butterfly scorpionfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Butterfly scorpionfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Butterfly scorpionfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 200 m . Temperate; 35°N - 21°N, 119°E - 170°E Northwest Pacific: from the South China Sea north to the Boso Peninsula, Pacific coast of central Japan; not yet recorded from Borneo or the Philippines.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.9±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01 × L3.02 (TL)
Max TL
15cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
35.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Hubbs, 1925

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