Scientific Name
Trachyscorpia cristulata cristulata

Common Name
Atlantic thornyhead

Biology
Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland (Ref. 57406).

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Massachusetts and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Florida in USA.

Range

60°N - 23°N, 98°W - 1°W

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

130 m

Depth To - meters

1100 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 130 - 1100 m (Ref. 7251)

Trophic Level

3.89 s.e. 0.54 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

50.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (64 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Venomous (Ref. 57406)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated