Pigmy scorpionfish (Sebastapistes fowleri)

Scientific name: Sebastapistes fowleri Pietschmann, 1934

Pigmy scorpionfish (Sebastapistes fowleri)

The Pigmy scorpionfish (Sebastapistes fowleri) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Mauritius and the Comoro Islands to Pitcairn, north to the Hawaiian Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Eye not extending above the dorsal profile of the head. Large pores of the cephalic lateralis system, nasal pore above and adjacent to posterior nostril with a very small retrorse nasal spine (may be absent) on its upper edge. Low ridgelike spines dorsally on the head. Preocular spine embedded; sphenotic spines absent or embedded; and postorbital spines absent. Posterior lacrimal spine projecting slightly anteriorly, and a single spine posteriorly on the suborbital ridge with a pore-associated spine just below the ridge under the posterior third of the eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastapistes fowleri
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.7
Depth range
2–61 m (7–200 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 61 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Mauritius and the Comoro Islands to Pitcairn, north to the Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
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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