Longfingered scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes albaiensis)

Scientific name: Scorpaenodes albaiensis Evermann & Seale, 1907

Longfingered scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes albaiensis)

The Longfingered scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes albaiensis) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, East Africa to the western Pacific. Recently recorded from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scorpaenodes albaiensis
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the western Pacific. Recently recorded from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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