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Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley, 1970 Cape rockfish |
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photo by
Yau, B. |
| Family: | Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastolobinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 450 - 1025 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Atlantic: Cape to St. Helena Bay in South Africa. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Reddish in color (Ref. 4313). Confused with Helicolenus dactylopterus, but easily distinguished by shape of caudal fin and pectoral fin and number of rays in dorsal fin (Ref. 36731). | |||
| Biology: | Found on the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 June 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||