Phenacoscorpius longicaudalis, Australian no-line scorpionfish

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Phenacoscorpius longicaudalis Wibowo & Motomura, 2022

Australian no-line scorpionfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Phenacoscorpius: Greek, phenax, -akos = deceptive + Greek, skorpion = scorpion (Ref. 45335);  longicaudalis: Name from Latin word meaning 'long caudal', in reference to the relatively long caudal; noun in apposition (Ref. 128947).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 228 - 990 m (Ref. 128947). Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128947)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 25. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: P 17-19 (mode 18), middle rays branched; GR 19-22; pored lateral-line scales 2-5; GR 19-22 (20); small slit behind 4th gill arch; no palatine teeth; 2nd preopercular spine small; nuchal and parietal spines distinct; lateral lacrimal spine usually absent; suborbital spines 4-7; head width 14.7-16.9 (mean 15.4) % of SL [33.3-37.9 (35.6) % of HL]; snout length 9.9-11.0 (10.5) % of SL [23.2-25.9 (24.4) % of HL]; orbit diameter 13.4-16.1 (15.1) % of SL [31.0-37.3 (34.9) % of HL]; caudal-fin length 25.6-29.5 (27.6) % of SL; caudalpeduncle length 19.1-23.8 (20.6) % of SL. Colouration: head dark reddish-brown; body pinkish, with numerous tiny dark spots forming 4 faint brownish saddles and tiny blackish spots on abdomen and posterior part of caudal peduncle; all fins pinkish (except pectoral fin reddish); single black blotch on posterior area of spinous dorsal fin between 6th-10th spines (Ref. 128947).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits deep water habitats from depths of 228 to 990 m (Ref. 128947).

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Wibowo, K. and H. Motomura, 2022. Phenacoscorpius longicaudalis, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from Western Australia, with first records of Phenacoscorpius adenensis from the southeastern Indian Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 69:372-380. (Ref. 128947)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [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):  3.5   ±0.6 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).