Apistus carinatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Ocellated waspfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Scorpaeniformes \| Apistidae
Synonyms	Scorpaena carinata, Hypodytes carinatus, Apistus balnearum, ... more
Common names	Longfin waspfish, Bearded waspfish, Sulky, ... more

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Main reference

Poss, S.G. and K.V. Rama Rao. 1984. (Ref. 3503)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3503)

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 14 - 60 m (Ref. 30573), usually 15 - 50 m (Ref. 4313)

Climate / Range

Deep-water

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Persian Gulf south to Natal, South Africa and east to India and the Philippines, north to China and Japan, south Australia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Bluish grey in color, belly pale; large black spot on rear half of spinous dorsal (Ref. 4313).

Inhabits soft bottoms of the continental shelf. Primarily known from trawls over prawn-grounds but divers looking in suitable habitats can come across them, especially at night. During the day it buries itself deep in the sand with just the eyes exposed. When disturbed, it spreads its long pectoral fins with the bright upper color to deter predators. It uses its fins to corner prey and has sensitive barbels below the mouth to detect those buried in the substrate (Ref. 48635). Fin spines venomous (anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland (Ref. 57406)) (Ref. 30573). Sold in small quantities either fresh or dried and salted in markets. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Venomous (Ref. 4716)

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Torres, Armi G.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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