Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish (Phenacoscorpius longirostris)

Scientific name: Phenacoscorpius longirostris Motomura & Last, 2009

Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish (Phenacoscorpius longirostris)

The Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish (Phenacoscorpius longirostris) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, south of Northfolk Island, Norfolk Island Ridge, Tasman Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished by the following combination of characters: pectoral-fin rays 17, all rays unbranched; no palatine teeth; second preopercular spine well-developed, its length longer than third or fourth spines; long snout, its length 12.8-13.1% (mean 12.9%) SL and 27.9-28.6% (mean 28.2%) HL; small eye, orbit diameter 12.3-13.2% (mean 12.8%) SL and 26.9-28.8% (27.8%) HL; narrow head, its width 27.4-28.3% (27.8%) SL; long and shallow caudal peduncle, length and depth 16.9-17.6% (17.3%) SL and 7.1-8.2% (7.7%) SL respectively; long predorsal length 42.2-43.1% (42.7%) SL; long preanal length 74.9-75.0% (74.9%) SL; long prepelvic length 43.1-43.5% (43.3%) SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Phenacoscorpius longirostris
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.8
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: south of Northfolk Island, Norfolk Island Ridge, Tasman Sea.
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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