Weedy stingfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrosa)

Scientific name: Scorpaenopsis cirrosa Thunberg, 1793

Weedy stingfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrosa)

The Weedy stingfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrosa) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Japan and China south to Hong Kong and northern Taiwan.

Biology

About one-fourth of eye projecting above dorsal profile of head; interorbital space hemispherical when viewed from front, and not deep, the maximum depth contained more than 3 times in orbit diameter; fourth or fifth dorsal spines usually longest (2.6-3.15 in head length); first dorsal spine 1.7-2.1 in second spine; snout length 2.8-3.05 in head length (Ref 42181).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.1
Depth range
3–91 m (10–299 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 91 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and China south to Hong Kong and northern Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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