Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia verai)

Scientific name: Trachyscorpia verai B?arez & Motomura, 2009

Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia verai)

The Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia verai) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Pacific Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP), Ecuador. Holotype from fish market at Puerto L?pez, Manab?.

Biology

A medium-sized scorpionfish with the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin spines 12; vertebrae 26; tympanic spines present; upper-jaw lip thin, not covering the premaxillary tooth band laterally; maxilla unscaled; 50 scale rows in longitudinal series; body moderately deep (30.9% of SL); orbit diameter large (12.8% of SL); third dorsal-fin spine long (15.3% of SL); pelvic-fin spine short (9.6% of SL); head profile slightly convex; gas bladder absent; coloration bright red, with no distinct dark markings on back or spinous portion of dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachyscorpia verai
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
29.8
Environment
Marine; demersal, usually 200 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP), Ecuador. Holotype from fish market at Puerto L?pez, Manab?.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:

Sources

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

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