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Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier, 1829)

Northern scorpionfish
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Parascorpaena: Greek, para = near, in the side + Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad ? - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: restricted to Southeast Asia and Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.9 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 116275)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 5.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits littoral rocky bottom (Ref. 559), and in protected bays on silty substrates among debris (Ref. 48635). Solitary among crevices of coastal reefs to 15 m (Ref 90102).

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Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston, 1988. The marine fishes of north-western Australia: a field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 201 p. (Ref. 3132)

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

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2527 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.00993 - 0.02906), b=3.12 (2.97 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 84.2 [42.8, 189.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.674 [0.343, 1.849] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.3, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.21 [0.09, 0.57] g/100g; Selenium = 20.3 [10.2, 52.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 166 [55, 476] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.53 [1.03, 2.24] mg/100g (wet weight);