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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Pteroinae
Etymology: Neochirus: Name from the Greek nέaς (neo, means new), and cϵίr (cheı́r, means finger, hand), referring to the split from Dendrochirus.
More on author: Cuvier.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 80 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 32°N - 32°S
Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka eastward to Tonga;north to Japan (Ref. 116325).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9710)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 13; Raios dorsais (total) : 9 - 10; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 5 - 6. Body reddish with vague broad bars; paired fins with bars; median fins with small dark spots (Ref. 4313). Mid-dorsal spines shorter than body depth (Ref. 37816).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Common in reef flats and shallow lagoons, in areas with weed-covered rocks on sandy substrates. Adults often found on sponges and juveniles are sometimes found in small aggregations on remote bommies with 10 or so individuals (Ref. 48635). Nocturnal. Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 37816).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Females possess specialized ovarian structures including stalk-like ovigerous lamellae and secretory epithelia (Ref. 32832).
Chou, T.-K., M.-Y. Liu and T.-Y. Liao, 2023. Systematics of lionfishes (Scorpaenidae: Pteroini) using molecular and morphological data. Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1109655:1-11. (Ref. 138306)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pesca de subsistência; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 24.4 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 1188 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00641 - 0.02055), b=3.11 (2.95 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 74.7 [37.3, 165.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.66 [0.35, 1.74] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.2, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.237 [0.107, 0.641] g/100g; Selenium = 29.3 [15.7, 70.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 150 [52, 409] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [1.02, 2.10] mg/100g (wet weight);