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Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854

California scorpionfish
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaena: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Girard.

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

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 26 - 183 m (Ref. 2850), usually ? - 30 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 37°N - 27°N, 123°W - 112°W

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Eastern Pacific: Santa Cruz in central California, USA to Punta Abreojos, Baja California; including northern Gulf of California and Guadalupe Island in Mexico.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4690); rapporterad maxålder: 21 år (Ref. 56049)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Usually occurs in rocky areas of bays and along shore, especially in caves and crevices (Ref. 2850). Prefers depths less than 26 m (Ref. 121641). An excellent food fish (Ref. 2850). Venomous spines in the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins (Ref 13513). Minimum depth range based on occurrence (Ref. 121641).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2008

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous (Ref. 4690)





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Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18.9 - 22.4, mean 20.8 °C (based on 10 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01150 - 0.03306), b=3.07 (2.93 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 8.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.12-0.3; tmax = 21; tm = 2).
Prior r = 0.24, 95% CL = 0.16 - 0.35, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 72 [37, 169] mg/100g; Iron = 1.01 [0.54, 2.09] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.1, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.538 [0.254, 1.425] g/100g; Selenium = 31.1 [15.6, 80.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.5 [5.8, 48.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.769 [0.543, 1.121] mg/100g (wet weight);