Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish
📖 Overview
Known only from off Puerto López, Manabí, Ecuador and it is probably a deepwater species, presumable rarely caught by the longline fisheries off Puerto López.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
A medium-sized scorpionfish with the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin spines 12; vertebrae 26; tympanic spines present; upper-jaw lip thin, not covering the premaxillary tooth band laterally; maxilla unscaled; 50 scale rows in longitudinal series; body moderately deep (30.9% of SL); orbit diameter large (12.8% of SL); third dorsal-fin spine long (15.3% of SL); pelvic-fin spine short (9.6% of SL); head profile slightly convex; gas bladder absent; coloration bright red, with no distinct dark markings on back or spinous portion of dorsal fin .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal, usually 200 - ? m . Tropical; 1°S - 2°S, 80°W - 81°W Pacific Ocean: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP), Ecuador.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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