Slender scorpionfish (Lioscorpius longiceps) fish species and information / pictures of Slender scorpionfish - Lioscorpius longiceps

Slender scorpionfish (Lioscorpius longiceps) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lioscorpius longiceps

Common Name
Slender scorpionfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 27; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6. Color in life pink, with 5 indefinite large dark blotches on the sides of the body: the first three below the spinous dorsal, one below the soft dorsal and one on the base of the caudal fin.

Classification

Classified By
G?nther, 1880
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes (Setarchidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to Western Australia.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
180 m
Depth To - meters
410 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 180 - 410 m (Ref. 11015)
Trophic Level
3.23 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
13.0 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
Fisheries: of no interest
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Venomous
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated