| Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Pteroinae |
| 8.52 cm SL (male/unsexed); 8.7 cm SL (female) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 95 - 126 m |
| Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: A 8; pectoral-fin rays 17-18 (modally 17); scale rows above lateral line 5, between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 4-5 (5) and between sixth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 4-6 (5); scales on preopercular region 11-22 (mean 15.4); postorbital length 18.1-19.2 (18.7) % SL; males with elongated parietal spine, relatively narrow, strongly falcate posterodorsally, its tip reaching third to seventh dorsal-fin spine bases. Colouration: a blotch above pectoral-fin base and blotches on pectoral-fin membrane are relatively small; males with yellowish median fins and yellow pectoral fin (Ref. 97684). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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