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Family: Setarchidae Deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes



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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Ectreposebastes imus Garman, 1899

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Ectreposebastes imus
[Midwater scorpionfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific

Ectreposebastes niger (Fourmanoir, 1971)

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Ectreposebastes niger
[Pelagic scorpionfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Lioscorpius longiceps Günther, 1880

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Lioscorpius longiceps
[Slender scorpionfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
 
Lioscorpius trifasciatus
[Tripleband scorpionfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
 
Lythrichthys cypho
[Dwarf red deepwater scorpionfsh]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Lythrichthys dentatus
[Gap-toothed red deepwater scorpionfsh]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.6 cm SL
 
Lythrichthys eulabes
[Jordan’s red deepwater scorpionfsh]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
 
Lythrichthys grahami
[Graham’s red deepwater scorpionfsh]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Lythrichthys longimanus (Alcock, 1894)

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Lythrichthys longimanus
[Red deepwater scorpionfish]
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Setarches armata
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 31.4 cm TL
Setarches guentheri Johnson, 1862

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Setarches guentheri
[Channeled rockfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ectreposebastes imus Midwater scorpionfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 18 SL 1899
Ectreposebastes niger Pelagic scorpionfish Southwest Pacific 1971
Lioscorpius longiceps Slender scorpionfish Western Pacific 13 SL 1880
Lioscorpius trifasciatus Tripleband scorpionfish Western Pacific 12.6 SL 2005
Lythrichthys cypho Dwarf red deepwater scorpionfsh Western Pacific 7.0 SL 1938
Lythrichthys dentatus Gap-toothed red deepwater scorpionfsh Western Pacific 12.3 SL 2021
Lythrichthys eulabes Jordan’s red deepwater scorpionfsh Indo-West Pacific 17.6 SL 1904
Lythrichthys grahami Graham’s red deepwater scorpionfsh Western Pacific 14.7 SL 2021
Lythrichthys longimanus Red deepwater scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 18 SL 1894
Setarches armata Western Central Pacific 1938
Setarches guentheri Channeled rockfish Eastern Atlantic 31.4 TL 1862



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