Neomerinthe naevosa, Blotched Polynesian scorpionfish

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Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse, 2011

Blotched Polynesian scorpionfish
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Neomerinthe: Greek, neos = new + Greek, merinthos, -ou = thread (Ref. 45335);  naevosa: Name from Latin meaning 'blotch'; referring to a large black blotch above the first and second pored lateral-line scales..

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

marina; djupintervall ? - 108 m (Ref. 86966). Tropical; 9°S - 9°S, 139°W - 138°W

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Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 86966)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 9-10; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 5. This species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal-fin soft rays 9 (rarely 10); pectoral-fin rays 18 (rarely 17 or 19); scale rows in longitudinal series 47-53; pored lateral-line scales 24; scale rows above lateral line 7-9, below 13-15; scale rows between sixth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 6-8; scale rows between last dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 7 or 8; gill rakers in adults 19-21, in young 15-19; no median ridge on lateral surface of maxilla; no lateral lacrimal spine; simple anterior and posterior lacrimal spines, directed posteroventrally; suborbital spines 3; preopercular spines 5; no upper posttemporal spine; posterior margin of maxilla extending beyond posterior margin of pupil; slit behind fourth gill arch present; no swimbladder; relatively small eye with orbit diameter 14.5-15.4% SL; relatively narrow interorbital space, interorbital width at middle of eye 5.4-6.3% SL, at preocular spine base 4.7-5.6% SL; black blotch above first and second pored lateral-line scales (Ref. 86966).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse, 2011. Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 35(1):55-73. (Ref. 86966)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 March 2015

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 = 0.5002   [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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).