- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- SCORPAENIFORMES
- SETARCHIDAE
- Lioscorpius
- trifasciatus
Tripleband Scorpionfish, Lioscorpius trifasciatus Last, Yearsley & Motomura 2005
Paratype of the Tripleband Scorpionfish, Lioscorpius trifasciatus, AMS I.20437-002, from off Wooli, New South Wales, 345-350 m, August 1978. Source: Ken Graham / NSW Fisheries. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A slender reddish scorpionfish with one to three diagonal red bands on the pectoral fin, and a red margin on the caudal fin.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2021, Lioscorpius trifasciatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 10 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4049
Tripleband Scorpionfish, Lioscorpius trifasciatus Last, Yearsley & Motomura 2005
More Info
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Distribution |
Northern Coral Sea to east of Sydney, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species is known from off New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XII, 9-10; Anal fin III, 5; Pectoral fin 21-25; Lateral-line scales 21-15; Gill rakers 5-6 + 9-13 = 15-19; 1–3 relatively small head [38.7–44.3% (mean 41.9%) of SL], orbit [7.4–11.2% (9.6%) of SL], upper jaw [19.1–23.5% (21.5%) of SL], and maxilla depth [5.3–7.1% (6.5%) of SL]; short predorsal-fin distance [34.3–41.4% (38.6%) of SL]; and long second pelvic-fin ray [18.5–22.5% (20.4%) of SL], and anal-fin spines [first spine 4.7–6.6% (5.8%) of SL, second 10.4–16.4% (13.7%) of SL]. |
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Similar Species |
This species differs from Lioscorpius longiceps in having three spines and five soft rays in the anal fin, versus two spines and six rays in L. longiceps, and in colour pattern. |
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Species Citation |
Lioscorpis trifasciatus Last, Yearsley & Motomura 2005, Zootaxa 1038: 13, fig. 1. Type locality: south of Saumarez Reef, Coral Sea, 319m [22°34–35’S, 153°37–40’E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Tripleband Scorpionfish, Lioscorpius trifasciatus Last, Yearsley & Motomura 2005
References
Last, P.R., Yearsley, G.K. & Motomura, H. 2005. Lioscorpius trifasciatus, a new scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Setarchidae) from the South-West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 1038: 11-22.
Motomura, H., R. Causse, R. & Struthers, C.D. 2016. First records of the deepwater scorpionfish, Lioscorpius trifasciatus (Setarchidae), from outside Australian waters. Biogeography (Japan) 18: 23-28.
