Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Kenya and Mozambique to islands in the western Indian Ocean.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3503); common length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5450)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 5. A black spot nearly as large as eye on inner surface of pectoral fins near base of first 5 rays; no black mark inside mouth at front of upper jaw. Ascending process of premaxilla narrow, its maximum width 1.8-2.2 in orbit diameter; a series of papillae or nodules (sometimes on a low ridge) across interorbital space between supraocular spines; nasal spine single (Ref 42181).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Usually found immobile at the bottom camouflaged among rocks and coral. Hunts by ambushing prey (Ref. 5503). Unlike most scorpaenids, the sting from the dorsal spines of this species can be painful but does not pose any real danger to the victim (Ref. 5503). Sold fresh in small quantities in markets.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer, 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p. (Ref. 42181)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Traumatogenic (Ref. 5503)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 25 - 28.9, mean 27.2 °C (based on 444 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 61.9 [32.2, 128.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.667 [0.347, 1.661] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.1, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.232 [0.101, 0.641] g/100g; Selenium = 27 [14, 69] μg/100g; VitaminA = 256 [83, 745] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.19 [0.80, 1.75] mg/100g (wet weight);
