Stylish Scorpionfish
📖 Overview
Stylish Scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia longipedicula), first described by Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2007 is a medium-sized fish in the family Sebastidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 21.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 620 to 1080 metres. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Vertebrae: 26. A species of Trachyscorpia with the following combination of characters: tympanic spines present; upper-jaw lip well developed, covering premaxillary tooth band laterally; no scales on lateral surface of maxilla; 50–53 scale rows in longitudinal series; second pelvic-fin soft ray long (23.1–29.2% SL, mean 25.5%), longer than upper-jaw length; body deep (depth 37.9–40.5% of SL, mean 39.2%); orbit diameter large (15.1–18.1% of SL, mean 16.3%); pelvic-fin spine long (14.8–17.1% of SL, mean 15.6%); first anal-fin spine long (8.0–9.4% of SL, mean 8.5%); head profile convex; swimbladder present; head and trunk whitish with two blackish bands from eye on head, and 4 blackish saddles on body in preserved specimens.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Stylish Scorpionfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 620 - 1080 m . Subtropical; 36°S - 39°S, 46°E - 52°E West Indian Ridge, southwestern Indian Ocean, between ca.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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