Neomerinthe bauchotae

Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel, 1991

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Neomerinthe: Greek, neos = new + Greek, merinthos, -ou = thread (Ref. 45335); bauchotae: Named in honor of Marie Louise Bauchot in recognition of her numerous contributions to ichthyology.
Eponymy: Dr Marie-Louise Bauchot née Boutin (d: 1928) is a French ichthyologist who was Curator of Ichthyology and Assistant Manager at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (1952–1991). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 50 - 510 m (Ref. 35811). Deep-water

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Indian Ocean: Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35811)

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 4 - 5; Vertebrae: 24. No slit behind the fourth gill arch; posterior margin of the pectoral fin deeply incised between the middle and lower fin rays.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Poss, S.G. and G. Duhamel, 1991. Neomerinthe bauchotae, a new scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) from Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands (Southern Indian Ocean), with comments on the limits of the genus. Cybium 15(2):93-102. (Ref. 35811)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic





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