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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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> 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

marinhas; estuarina bentopelágico; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

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

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 37107); common length : 9.3 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 394)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 13 - 14; Raios dorsais (total) : 9 - 11; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 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).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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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)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Centrogenys vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)