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Common names: Tentacle scorpionfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Cammahala Bay, Luzon Island, beach seine, 11 March 1909, 'Albatross' Expedition, USNM 99522 (holotype of Scorpaena taeniophrys, 1.93 cm SL) (Ref. 80546). Also Ref. 90102, 86966.
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Main Ref: Motomura, H., 2009
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Sebastapistes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable + Greek apistia, -as = distrust (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.

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Marine; demersal. Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and the Philippines; possibly more widespread.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral-fin rays 15; scale rows in longitudinal series 31-33; pored lateral-line scales 11-14; predorsal scale rows 3; scales above lateral line 4-5, below 10-11; scale rows between sixth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 4-5, scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 4; gill rakers 3 on upper limb, 9 lower limb, 12 total; palatines with teeth; interior and posterior lacrimal spines are simple; suborbital spines 3; no coronal spines; posterior end of tympanic spine base at level with posterior to origin of parietal spine base in dorsal view; lower opercular spine with a median ridge, not covered with scales; body scales ctenoid; with several dark transverse bands on ventral surface of mandible; distinct elongate black blotch present distally between second or third and seventh dorsal-fin spines; without black blotch on nape (Ref. 80546).

Known on basis of only two specimens collected with beach seine in shallow water at Cammahala Bay, Luzon, Philippines (Ref 90102).

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Motomura, H., 2009. Sebastapistes taeniophrys (Fowler 1943): a valid scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) from the Philippines. Ichthyol. Res. 56:62-68. (Ref. 80546)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 September 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00696 - 0.04547), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Sebastapistes taeniophrys (Fowler, 1943)