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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Sebastapistes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable + Greek apistia, -as = distrust (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and the Philippines; possibly more widespread.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral-fin rays 15; scale rows in longitudinal series 31-33; pored lateral-line scales 11-14; predorsal scale rows 3; scales above lateral line 4-5, below 10-11; scale rows between sixth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 4-5, scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 4; gill rakers 3 on upper limb, 9 lower limb, 12 total; palatines with teeth; interior and posterior lacrimal spines are simple; suborbital spines 3; no coronal spines; posterior end of tympanic spine base at level with posterior to origin of parietal spine base in dorsal view; lower opercular spine with a median ridge, not covered with scales; body scales ctenoid; with several dark transverse bands on ventral surface of mandible; distinct elongate black blotch present distally between second or third and seventh dorsal-fin spines; without black blotch on nape (Ref. 80546).
Known on basis of only two specimens collected with beach seine in shallow water at Cammahala Bay, Luzon, Philippines (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Motomura, H., 2009. Sebastapistes taeniophrys (Fowler 1943): a valid scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) from the Philippines. Ichthyol. Res. 56:62-68. (Ref. 80546)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00689 - 0.04588), b=3.04 (2.82 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
