Spiny scorpionfish

The spiny scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata) is a subspecies of fish in the family Scorpaenidae.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Spiny scorpionfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Trachyscorpia
Species:
T. cristulata
Subspecies:
T. c. echinata
Trinomial name
Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata
Koehler, 1896
Synonyms[2]
  • Scorpaena echinata Koehler, 1896
  • Trachyscorpia cristulata echi Koehler, 1896
Spiny scorpionfish

Description

The spiny scorpionfish has a large head and orbit and a maximum length of 50 cm (1.6 ft), typically 30 cm (0.98 ft).[10][11] It is reddish with a dusky pigment on back and sides; the dorsal fin is black in males and brown in females.[10]

Distribution and habitat

The spiny scorpionfish lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.[12][13][14][15] It is benthic, living at muddy sand bottoms at depths of 200–2,500 m (660–8,200 ft).[10]

Diet

The spiny scorpionfish eats other fish, including eels.[16]

Reproduction

The spiny scorpionfish is oviparous.[17]

References
  1. Sciences), Stuart Poss (California Academy of; Ghana), Francis Nunoo (University of; Barry Russell (Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts; Ghana), Paul Bannermann (Dept of Fisheries (July 15, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Trachyscorpia cristulata ssp. echinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org.
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  10. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Scorpion-fish - Trachyscorpia echinata". species-identification.org.
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  12. "Cybium". Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Laboratoire d'ichtyologie générale et appliquée. November 5, 1997 – via Google Books.
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  15. "Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata (Köhler, 1896)". www.gbif.org.
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  17. Richards, William J. (August 8, 2005). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, Two Volume Set. CRC Press. ISBN 9780203500217 – via Google Books.
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