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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaena: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Frederico Guillermo ‘Carlos’ (Friedrich Wilhelm Carl) Berg (1843–1902) was a Latvian entomologist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Evermann & Marsh.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 75 m (Ref. 7251). Subtropical; 41°N - 7°N
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, New York to Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Mexico to northern South America.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Inhabits shallow clear waters from shore to 75 m depth.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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