Classification / Names
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 95 m (Ref. 95027). Tropical
West Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank and the Mascarene Is. (Mauritius, Cargados Carajos Shoals).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95027)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XIII, 10 usually; A 6; pectoral-fin rays usually 16 (rarely 15), are relatively short, not extending beyond level of posterior end of dorsal-fin base in large specimens of >91.3 mm SL, with longest ray length 44.5-66.4% (mean 53.4%) SL; scale rows in longitudinal series 46-51; large, fan-like skin flaps (length greater than half of orbit diameter in large specimens of >91.3 mm SL) on tip of posterior lacrimal spine and posterior margin of preopercular, relative size increasing with growth; head and dorsolateral parts of the body covered with ctenoid scales. Colouration: 6-10 large, black blotches on pectoral-fin membrane; posterior parts of pectoral-fin rays, not associated with fin membrane, with several reddish bands (dark in preserved specimens) (Ref. 95027).
Morphological changes with growth include: number of head spines increases with growth; juvenile and young specimens of less than 9.13 cm SL have a simple nasal spine with a spinous point, while large adults of more than 10.10 cm SL usually have 2 (rarely 3) points,
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura, 2013. Newly recognized diagnostic characters of the poorly known lionfish Pterois brevipectoralis (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with notes on fresh coloration. Species Diversity 18:163-173. (Ref. 95027)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
