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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Parascorpaena: Greek, para = near, in the side + Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335); poseidon: Named after Poseidon, the Greek god of the Sea, in allusion to the three equally-sized suborbital spines without ridge similar to the trident of Poseidon; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte ? - 1 m (Ref. 130213). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.7 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 130213); 11.7 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 12; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: three equally-sized suborbital spines without ridge; supraocular tentacle is absent or very short; pectoral-fin rays 15-16 (usually 16); pored lateral-line scales 22-26 (usually 22-23); longitudinal scale rows 43-47; pre-dorsal-fin scale rows 2-3 (usually 3); 10-12 scale rows between 6th dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line; 10-12 scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line; total gill rakers 15-16, gill rakers on hypobranchial 2-3; ratio of 11th and 12th dorsal-fin spine 60%-81% (mean 73%). Colouration: blackish spots randomly scattered on all fins; spinous dorsal fin without a distinct black blotch in male (Ref. 130213).
This species mainly inhabits rocky reefs that records in depth of 1 m based on the living individual (Ref. 130213).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Chou, T.-K. and T.-Y. Liao, 2022. A new species of Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876 (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from Taiwan. Zool. Stud. 61:9. (Ref. 130213)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van potentieel belang
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![Image of Parascorpaena poseidon (Poseidon\](/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_SCORPAT0.gif "Image of Parascorpaena poseidon (Poseidon\")
