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Setarchidae (Deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes)
Etymology: Lioscorpius: Greek, leios = flat + Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335). More on author: Günther.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 180 - 410 m (Ref. 11015). Deep-water, preferred ?
Western Pacific: Japan to Western Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11015)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 27;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-10;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 6. Color in life pink, with 5 indefinite large dark blotches on the sides of the body: the first three below the spinous dorsal, one below the soft dorsal and one on the base of the caudal fin.
Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 11015) and continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. and B.B. Collette, 1966. The scorpionfish subfamily Setarchinae, including the genus Ectreposebastes. Bull. Mar. Sci. 16(2):349-375. (Ref. 11015)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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