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Common names: False scorpionfish, Pretty-fins
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Shark Bay, Western Australia to Moreton Bay, Qld. (Ref. 7300). Museum: CSIRO CA1577. Also Ref. 5978, 559. Also Ref. 90102.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Johnson, J.W., 1999
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Common names from other countries

Onihata, 棘鳞鮨鲈, Suangi, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Centrogenyidae (False scorpionfishes)
Etymology: Centrogenys: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, genys, -yos = jaw, face (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino; salmastro benthopelagico; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Nicobar Islands to New Guinea and northern Australia, north to Ryukyu Islands.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 37107); common length : 9.3 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 394)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 13 - 14; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9 - 11; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 5.

Occurs inshore (Ref. 7300); on rocky reefs and rubble bottoms in shallow coastal waters. Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, and crabs during the day. Occasionally enters the aquarium trade (Ref. 37107). Also found in brackish estuaries and silty coastal reefs (Ref 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Centrogenys vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)