| Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae |
| 36.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; depth range 174 - 278 m |
| Western Pacific: southern Japan to Micronesia and the Hawaiian Islands. Reported from Malaysia (Ref. 5756) and from Bali Strait to Timor Sea in Indonesia (Ref. 5978). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Pectoral rays unbranched in adults; with about 45-60 vertical scale rows; lachrymal bone with 2 spines over maxillary, first points out and back, second points mostly back; suborbital ridge with 3 or 4 spines; second preopercular spine usually absent in large specimens; color in life mostly red (Ref. 10482). |
| An upper slope species (Ref. 10482). Benthic (Ref. 58302). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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