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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Sebastapistes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable + Greek apistia, -as = distrust (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 1 - 25 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. Occurrence elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific has yet to be confirmed.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710); common length : 7.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37816)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 5 - 6. Lachrymal spines usually 5. Coronal spines absent; no occipital pit; about 50-55 vertical scale rows; a small spine sometimes present at base of first spine over maxillary in large specimens; suborbital ridge more or less a double ridge, a spine at end, sometimes a spine under eye, fourth spine on lachrymal bone is far below level of suborbital ridge and not counted as part of suborbital ridge; supplemental preopercular spine well above first preopercular spine; well-marked spine at upper rear of orbit in area of sphenotic. Body and fins with scattered small dark spots, no dark spot on spinous portion of dorsal fin (Ref. 10482).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Usually hiding among branches of corals, from near shore to 24 m. Feeds mainly on crabs and shrimps (Ref. 3921).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Randall, J.E., 1985. Guide to Hawaiian reef fishes. Harrowood Books, Newtown Square, PA 19073, USA. 74 p. (Ref. 3921)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 25.1 - 28.6, mean 26.7 °C (based on 334 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00620 - 0.02676), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.6 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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