False scorpionfish (Centrogenys vaigiensis)

Scientific name: Centrogenys vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

False scorpionfish (Centrogenys vaigiensis)

The False scorpionfish (Centrogenys vaigiensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Centrogenyidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Nicobar Islands to New Guinea and northern Australia, north to Ryukyu Islands.

Biology

Occurs inshore; on rocky reefs and rubble bottoms in shallow coastal waters. Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, and crabs during the day. Occasionally enters the aquarium trade.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centrogenys vaigiensis
Family
Centrogenyidae (False scorpionfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
9.3
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Nicobar Islands to New Guinea and northern Australia, north to Ryukyu Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial

Sources

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

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