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Senegalese rockfish (Scorpaena laevis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Scorpaena laevis

Common Name
Senegalese rockfish

Biology
Found in shallow rocky areas (Ref. 4570).

Classification

Classified By
Troschel, 1866
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Scorpionfishes or rockfishes (Scorpaenidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Atlantic
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Pointe Noire, Congo and including the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde. Records from Annobon are questionable.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
100 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 26999)
Trophic Level
3.82 s.e. 0.61 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
35.0 cm
Common Length
20.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100)
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated