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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
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Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?; - 10°N
Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Clipperton, Clarion and Revillagigedo islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9341)
Considered a good food fish (Ref. 9341).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Poss, S.G., 1995. Scorpaenidae. Rascacios, chancharros. p. 1544-1564. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9341)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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