| Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastolobinae |
| 29.8 cm SL (female) |
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demersal; marine |
| Pacific Ocean: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP), Ecuador. Holotype from fish market at Puerto López, Manabí (Ref. 82588). |
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A medium-sized scorpionfish with the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin spines
12; vertebrae 26; tympanic spines present; upper-jaw lip thin, not covering the premaxillary tooth band laterally; maxilla unscaled; 50 scale rows in longitudinal series; body moderately deep (30.9% of SL); orbit diameter large (12.8% of SL); third dorsal-fin spine long (15.3% of SL); pelvic-fin spine short (9.6% of SL); head profile slightly convex; gas bladder absent; coloration bright red, with no distinct dark markings on back
or spinous portion of dorsal fin (Ref. 82588). |
| Known only from off Puerto López, Manabí, Ecuador and it is probably a deepwater species, presumable rarely caught by the longline fisheries off Puerto López. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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