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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenopsis: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); gigas: Name from Latin 'gigas' meaning 'giant', referring to the considerable body size of the new species, one of the largest in the genus.
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Ekologi
marina revassocierade. Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Japan, eastern Taiwan and western Thailand (Andaman Sea),
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.7 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 137550)
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Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 5; Ryggkotor: 24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: pectoral-fin rays 19-20 (usually 19), some middle rays are branched; scale rows in longitudinal series 54-60; pored lateral-line scales 24-25 (24); occiput nearly flat, no distinct occipital pit; no longitudinal ridge on lateral surface of maxilla; lateral lacrimal spine, posterior lacrimal spine, and upper opercular spine are simple; no scales on opercle between upper and lower opercular spines; first dorsal-fin spine length, 4.6-7.8% of SL; second dorsal-fin spine length 10.9-16.3% of SL; third dorsal-fin spine length 14.4-19.1% of SL; snout length 31.8-35.5% of HL; third or fourth dorsal-fin spine longest (both spines of similar length, third dorsal-fin spine length, 97.6-105.6% of fourth spine length); head and body usually with small black blotches scattered when fresh and preserved (Ref. 137550).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
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Matsumoto, T. and H. Motomura, 2025. Scorpaenopsis gigas, a new Indo-West Pacific species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae). Ichthyol. Res. (2025):1-13. (Ref. 137550)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01622 (0.00658 - 0.03999), b=3.07 (2.85 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
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