Scientific Name
Lioscorpius trifasciatus

Common Name
Tripleband scorpionfish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 12; Dorsal soft rays : 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Distinguished by the following characters: anal fin III, 5; 3 diagonal red bands on pectoral fin; red caudal-fin margin; relatively small head, 38.7-42.3% SL, orbit 7.4-8.2% SL; upper jaw, 19.1-20.7% SL; maxilla depth, 5.3-6.1% SL; short predorsal-fin distance 36.2-38.8%; long second pelvic-fin ray 18.6-19.8% SL, 0.9-1.0 of length of upper jaw; anal-fin spines, first 5.0-6.6% SL, second 10.4-12.% SL.

Classification

Classified By

Last, Yearsley & Motomura, 2005

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes (Setarchidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Australia.

Range

9°S - 39°S, 144°E - 151°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

250 m

Depth To - meters

400 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 250 - 400 m

Trophic Level

3.22 s.e. 0.42 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

12.6 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7578 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated