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Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013 Tuamotu's dwarf lionfish |
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photo by
Matsunuma, M. |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Pteroinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.74 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 120 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific: Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 24-24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 9; A 5; pectoral-fin rays 19; tip of snout without barbel; profile of posterior margin of pectoral fin bilobed (notched at midpoint); body depth 35.4% of SL; body width 18.6% of SL; head length 37.6% of SL; head width 12.9% of SL; orbit diameter 12.9% of SL; postorbital length 15.3% of SL; suborbital ridge with 14-16 spines; pterotic with 8 spines; no large, soft-rayed portion of dorsal fin without ocellated spot (Ref. 95021). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 05 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||