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Synanceiidae (Stonefishes) > Minoinae
Etymology: dempsterae: Named for Lillian J. Dempster, in recognition for her assistance in the preparation of papers on scorpionfish.
Eponymy: Lillian J Dempster (1905–1992) worked for the California Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 117 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, and northwestern India.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 47613); peso massimo pubblicato: 42.00 g (Ref. 132231)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10 - 11; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 13; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 9 - 11. Lowermost ray of pectoral fin slightly enlarged and completely free from rest of fin.
Found on mud or clay bottoms.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 23.4 - 28.6, mean 27 °C (based on 182 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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