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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Setarchidae (Deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes)
Etymology: Lioscorpius: Greek, leios = flat + Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335); trifasciatus: Name from Latin 'tri' meaning triple and 'fascia' for band, referring to the 3, reddish diagonal bands on the pectoral fin.. More on author: Last.

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 250 - 400 m (Ref. 58026). Deep-water, preferred ?; 9°S - 39°S, 144°E - 151°E (Ref. 58026)

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Western Pacific: Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58026)

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Distinguished by the following characters: anal fin III, 5; 3 diagonal red bands on pectoral fin; red caudal-fin margin; relatively small head, 38.7-42.3% SL, orbit 7.4-8.2% SL; upper jaw, 19.1-20.7% SL; maxilla depth, 5.3-6.1% SL; short predorsal-fin distance 36.2-38.8%; long second pelvic-fin ray 18.6-19.8% SL, 0.9-1.0 of length of upper jaw; anal-fin spines, first 5.0-6.6% SL, second 10.4-12.% SL (Ref. 58026).

Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).

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Last, P.R., G.K. Yearsley and H. Motomura, 2005. Lioscorpius trifasciatus, a new scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Setarchidae) from the south-west Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa (1038):11-22. (Ref. 58026)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Lioscorpius trifasciatus Last, Yearsley & Motomura, 2005