Stellate scorpionfish

📖 Overview

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🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D soft rays 8; pectoral-fin rays 16-17, rays 11-12 (from uppermost ray) are noticeably longer than rest in smallest four type specimens; caudal-fin rays 25-27; vertebrae 8 precaudal + 16 caudal = 24; spines on suborbital ridge 4 (rarely 5); no secondary suborbital ridge spines; 2 prominent round to oblong pores in suborbital sensory canal immediately ventral to suborbital ridge; absence of coronal, interorbital, upper post temporal and postorbital spines; incomplete lateral line, 8-10 pored scales extending from behind supracleithral spine to mid body; cirri associated with nasal, supraocular, and parietal spines and present on posteroventral projection of lacrimal and upper left quadrant of the orbit; no cirri associated with postocular, tympanic, supracleithral, and lower posttemporal spines; relatively elongate body, its depth at origin of dorsal fin 30-32% SL, depth at caudal peduncle 9-10% SL; when alive, colour bright orange-red with several reddish-brown bars on posterior portion of trunk, the pectoral fin with vivid yellow spots interspersed with bright orange-red spots .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

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🦐 Diet

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🥚 Reproduction

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🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 95 - 160 m . Deep-water

🌿 Ecology

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