Stylish Scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia longipedicula)

Scientific name: Trachyscorpia longipedicula Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2007

The Stylish Scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia longipedicula) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Vertebrae: 26. A species of Trachyscorpia with the following combination of characters: tympanic spines present; upper-jaw lip well developed, covering premaxillary tooth band laterally; no scales on lateral surface of maxilla; 50?53 scale rows in longitudinal series; second pelvic-fin soft ray long (23.1?29.2% SL, mean 25.5%), longer than upper-jaw length; body deep (depth 37.9?40.5% of SL, mean 39.2%); orbit diameter large (15.1?18.1% of SL, mean 16.3%); pelvic-fin spine long (14.8?17.1% of SL, mean 15.6%); first anal-fin spine long (8.0?9.4% of SL, mean 8.5%); head profile convex; swimbladder present; head and trunk whitish with two blackish bands from eye on head, and 4 blackish saddles on body in preserved specimens.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachyscorpia longipedicula
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.9
Depth range
620–1080 m (2034–3543 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 620 - 1080 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Currently known only from the South-West Indian Ridge, southwestern Indian Ocean, between ca. 36? and 39?S, and 46? and 52?E (ca. 1,700 km south of southern tip of Madagascar), at depths of 620-1080 m. Trachyscorpia longipedicula co-occurs with T. eschmeyeri.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
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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