Deepsea Scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia carnomagula)

Scientific name: Trachyscorpia carnomagula Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2007

The Deepsea Scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia carnomagula) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Vertebrae: 26. Tympanic spines present; upper-jaw lip well developed, covering most of premaxillary tooth band laterally; no scales on lateral surface of maxilla; 57?63 scale rows in longitudinal series; second pelvicfin soft ray short (17.9-24.9% SL, mean 20.3%), shorter than upper-jaw length; body deep (depth 34.3-42.5% of SL, mean 38.0%); orbit diameter large (14.1?18.0% of SL, mean 16.1%); pelvic-fin spine short (9.4?15.9% of SL, mean 12.4%); first anal-fin spine short (5.1?7.7% of SL, mean 6.4%); head profile convex; swimbladder present; head and trunk whitish with two blackish bands from eye on head and 4 blackish saddles on body in preserved specimens.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachyscorpia carnomagula
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.9
Depth range
731–1020 m (2398–3346 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 731 - 1020 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: currently known only from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Tasman Sea and northern New Zealand) at depths of 731-1020 m. One specimen (CSIRO H 2625-02, 263.3 mm SL, non-type), tentatively identified as T. carnomagula in was collected from southwest of Western Australia, Indian Ocean, at a depth of 738?750 m. Trachyscorpia carnomagula co-occurs with T. eschmeyeri.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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