FB-56807 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56807 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Pleuronectiformes Samaridae Samaris Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989 Papua scorpionfish Papuan scorpionfish delasiga Scorpaena papuensis Cuvier, 1829 2000-07-10 2021-10-15 Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Randall, J.E.0 Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. (Ref. 28618) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM). Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai`I, 96817-0916 USA. (Ref. 31667) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 1999. 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(Ref. 93863) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) FB-pic-56815-21474 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-25 2000-10-05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Scpap_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Scpap_u3.jpg FB-pic-56815-21475 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-25 2000-10-05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Scpap_u4.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Scpap_u4.jpg FB-pic-56815-21476 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-25 2000-10-05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Scpap_u5.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Scpap_u5.jpg FB-pic-56815-21477 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-25 2000-10-05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Scpap_u6.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Scpap_u6.jpg FB-pic-56815-21478 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-25 2000-10-05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution depth range: 36.6-45.6 m http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Scpap_u7.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Scpap_u7.jpg FB-pic-56815-21479 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-25 2000-10-05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Scpap_u8.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Scpap_u8.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-56815 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-07-10 00:00:00 2015-03-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Found in coral and rocky areas to depths over 40 m (Ref. 34765); also in coastal and slopes, estuaries and lagoons, often in algae covered rubble zones (Ref. 48635). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 89972). Solitary and difficult to see due to camouflage colors (Ref 90102). Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 216 p. (Ref. 34765) FB-DiagnosticDescr-56815 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-05-20 00:00:00 2013-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Snout length > orbit diameter. Has a dark purplish blotch on the rear of the spinous dorsal fin (Ref. 37816). Juveniles with large, forward pointing tentacles above the eyes (Ref. 48635). Space on opercle between opercular spines scaled; penultimate dorsal spine 1.9-2.2 in length of last spine; reaches 195 mm SL (rarely over 170 mm) (Ref 42181).Description: Characterized by generally mottled brown to reddish color, depending on surroundings; single upper opercular spine; relatively long snout, 2.8-3.2 in head length; presence of prominent skin tassels on lower head; long fimbriate tentacle often present above the eye; depth of body 2.7-3.2 in SL (Ref. 90102). Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816) FB-Morphology-56815 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-05-20 00:00:00 2013-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5 Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816) FB-Distribution-56815 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-07-10 00:00:00 2025-02-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Pacific Ocean: Indonesia and the Philippines to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Fiji. Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 216 p. (Ref. 34765) FB-TrophicStrategy-56815 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Auda Kareen Ortañez 2007-09-05 00:00:00 2015-03-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public papuensis Found inshore (Ref. 75154). Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen 2006 Biodiversity and living resources of the coral reef fishes in Vietnam marine waters. Science and Technology Publishing House, Hanoi. (Ref. 58534) FB-Size-56815 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-07-10 00:00:00 2015-03-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 34765)) Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 216 p. (Ref. 34765) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-56815 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-07-10 00:00:00 2015-03-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56815 reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 34765) Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 216 p. (Ref. 34765)