| Family: |
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae |
| Max. size: |
31.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 556.6 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 75 - 440 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Georgia, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; not occurring in the West Indies. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Snout length almost equal to orbit diameter; third dorsal spine not elongated (Ref. 13608). |
| Biology: |
Found on soft substrate. Have a thick glandular tissue on posterior margin of fin spines which is believed to be venomous (Ref. 57406). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
venomous |
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