| Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Pteroinae |
| 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; depth range 25 - 85 m |
| Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050) and Red Sea south to Port Alfred, South Africa and east to Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 33390). Atlantic Ocean. Also known in eastern Mediterranean (Ref. 37421). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-7. Reddish to tan or grey in color, with numerous thin dark bars on body and head; tentacle above eye may be faintly banded (Ref. 4313). Adults have a band of small spines along the cheek and small spots in the median fins (Ref. 48635).
Description: Characterized by having each dorsal spine free of membrane except basally; enlarged and wing-like pectoral fins with rays free of membrane on outer one-half to three-fourths, all rays unbranched; body depth 2.7-2.9 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Lives in coastal waters in muddy habitats (Ref. 48635). Fin spines highly venomous, may cause human death (Ref. 30573). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| venomous |
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Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. |
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