Godfrey's scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys godfreyi)

Scientific name: Pteroidichthys godfreyi Whitley, 1954

The Godfrey's scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys godfreyi) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pteroidichthys godfreyi
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.8
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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