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Centrogenys vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

False scorpionfish
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Australia country information

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.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Johnson, J.W., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

marino; salobre bentopelágico; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 2 - 10 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

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

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37107); common length : 9.3 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 394)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 13 - 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 11; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 5.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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