| Family: |
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae |
| Max. size: |
10.08 cm SL (male/unsexed); 8.77 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 160 - 412 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Galápagos and Cocos I. (Costa Rica). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-6; Vertebrae: 24-24. This species is characterized by the following: 18-20 pectoral fin rays with the dorsalmost unbranched rays abruptly longer than the ventralmost branched rays; snout elongated 13-15% SL; dorsal spines relatively elongated; body with distinct broad, orange or orange red vertical bars that extend onto the fins; short nasal spines, bifid or absent in some specimens; suborbital ridge with spines extended laterally to form a shelf; vertical scale rows 43-51 (Ref. 83997). |
| Biology: |
Collected and observed from rocky reefs, often in association with sponges, upon the platform and along the margins of the Galápagos archipelago at 200-412 m; photographed at 160-300 m (Ref. 83997). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 September 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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