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Normanichthyidae (Barehead scorpionfishes)
Etymology: Normanichthys: Because of John Roxburgh Norman, British ichthyiologist 1898-1944 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Roxborough Norman (1898–1944) was an English ichthyologist who started his working life as a bank clerk. [...] Charles Templeton Crocker (1885–1948) was a member of a California family that made its money from railways, having invested in the first transcontinental American railroad. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
Needs a taxonomic reference.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal, usually 37 - 200 m (Ref. 557). Tropical; 9°S - 38°S
Southeast Pacific: Chimbote, Peru to Isla Mocha, Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 557)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chirichigno F., N., 1974. Clave para identificar los peces marinos del Peru. Inf. Inst. Mar. Perú (44):1-387. (Ref. 5530)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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