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Sebastapistes fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934)

Pigmy scorpionfish
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Micronesia country information

Common names: Dwarf scorpionfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Caroline Is.: Pohnpei (Ponape) and Ifaluk Atoll (Ref. 48236).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Myers, R.F., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Sebastapistes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable + Greek apistia, -as = distrust (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 61 m (Ref. 48236).   Tropical; 23°N - 24°S

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