Scorpaena mystes  Jordan & Starks, 1895

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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaena: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Jordan, Starks.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 5227).   Tropical; 28°N -

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5592); common length : 30.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5592)

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Eastern Pacific: California, USA (Ref. 28023) to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in shallow water and seaweed-covered reefs as well as on open, sandy areas (Ref. 5592). An opportunistic predator, this cryptic fish lies unseen on the reef top waiting for small fishes to pass by (Ref. 5592). Although the flesh is of excellent quality, it is not utilized commercially due to its venomous spines (Ref. 9341).

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Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997. The fishes of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 863 p.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Least Concern (LC) 

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 28023)




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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00858 (-0.17455 - 0.19172), b=3.08 (2.98 - 3.18), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (64 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.