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Pterois russelii Bennett, 1831

Plaintail turkeyfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Pteroinae
Etymology: Pterois: Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bennett.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 60 m (Ref. 74961), usually 20 - ? m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 40°N - 40°S

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Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf and East Africa to New Guinea, south to Western Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573)

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. This species is distinguished by having no spots on the median fins and generally, its shorter dorsal spines (Ref. 74961).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Benthic (Ref. 68964). Found on muddy substrates, from well-protected shallow estuaries to quiet, deep offshore reefs (Ref. 9710, 48635). Also found in bays and coastal waters, solitary (Ref 90102).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., 1986. Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous (Ref. 4690)





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Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.6 - 29.1, mean 28.1 °C (based on 974 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00431 - 0.01683), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 48.2 [24.0, 102.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.591 [0.300, 1.384] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.4, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.239 [0.099, 0.644] g/100g; Selenium = 28.1 [12.7, 67.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 212 [61, 715] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.26 [0.83, 1.88] mg/100g (wet weight);