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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Parascorpaena: Greek, para = near, in the side + Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Fred McAdams of Cape May, New Jersey, of whom Fowler wrote: “…to whom I am indebted for many interesting off-shore American fishes.” We know nothing further. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 7 - 40 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 28°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Ducie Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rapa; Belau [=Palau] and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 90102)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8 - 9; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 5. Large males with a large black spot at rear of spinous dorsal fin; females and juveniles with no spot or a faint one (Ref. 4313).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Secretive in reefs during the day and usually seen only at night (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: d'intérêt potentiel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 24.7 - 28.9, mean 27.6 °C (based on 356 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00620 - 0.02676), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 128 [62, 308] mg/100g; Iron = 0.827 [0.409, 2.121] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.1, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.262 [0.106, 0.732] g/100g; Selenium = 22.4 [10.3, 55.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 201 [65, 596] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.8 [1.2, 2.6] mg/100g (wet weight);
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