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Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) >
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Idiastion: Greek, idiastes = that lives shy (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 439 - 622 m (Ref. 7365). Deep-water, preferred ?
Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7365)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., 1969. A systematic review of the scorpionfishes of the Atlantic Ocean (Pisces, Scorpaenidae). Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. (79):130 p., 13 fig., 15 tab. (Ref. 7365)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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