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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Cadenat's rockfish

Scorpaena loppei Cadenat, 1943
Cadenat's Rockfish (Scorpaena loppei)
Cadenat's Rockfish (Scorpaena loppei)
Max Length
15 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
5 yrs
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
50–200 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Usually measures less than 10 cm TL . Occurs on muddy sand and gravel. Feeds mainly on crustaceans .

Scientific Name
Scorpaena loppei
Authority
Cadenat, 1943
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
15 cm
Lifespan
5 years
Depth Range
50–200 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cadenat's rockfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 200 m . Subtropical; 45°N - 16°N, 18°W - 35°E

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
Food Items

crustaceans (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01318 × L3.11 (TL)
Max TL
15cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2014

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
26.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Cadenat, 1943

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Cadenat's Rockfish · Cadenat’s rockfish · Dwarf Rockfish
🌍CES ropušnice drobná
🌍ELL Σκορπιός του Καντενά
🇫🇮Finnish välimerenskorpionisimppu
🇫🇷French Rascasse de Cadenat · Rascasse de Cadenat, Rascasse de Loppé, Scorpène · Rascasse de Loppé · Scorpène
🌍HEB עקרבנון
🇭🇷Croatian Mali bodeč
🇪🇸Spanish Cabracho · Rascacio de Cadenat
🇨🇳Chinese 脊皮鮋

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 8 records indexed .

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