Coral Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett 1864)
Other Names: Shortfinned Scorpionfish
A Coral Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis, at Guam, Marianas. Source: David Burdick / http://guamreeflife.com. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A mottled reddish to brown scorpionfish often with a large whitish area on the anterior body and a pale bar on the caudal peduncle.
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Dianne J. Bray, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2120
Coral Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett 1864)
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Distribution |
Scott Reef, WA, Cartier and Ashmore reefs, Timor Sea, northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland and reefs in the Coral Sea; also Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, and Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical Indo-west-central Pacific from the Red Sea to the French Polynesia and the Hawaiian islands. Inhabits near shore to outer reefs in areas of rich coral growth. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XIII, 8-10; Anal fin III, 5-6; Pectorla fin 17-19; Longitudinal scale series 47-51; suborbital ridge with 5-15 spinules. Interorbital area and snout scaled; small spines at midline between tympanic spines frequently present; interorbital spines present; extra spines usually present on upper rear margin of eye after supraocular spine; dorsal fin spines very short, usually no longer than orbit diameter; body often covered with small skin flaps. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from other species of Scorpaenodes in having more than 5 spinous points o'n the suborbital ridge, and adults usually have 10 or more points. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Coral Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett 1864)
References
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Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21.
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Garrett, A.J. [1863] 1864. Descriptions of new species of fishes. No. 2. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 1 3(1–2): 63-66, 103-107.
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Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.
Randall, J.E., 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
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