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Centrogenys vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

False scorpionfish
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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

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

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

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  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.

Biologia     Glossario (es. 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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | 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: Version 2024-1)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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