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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastolobinae
Etymology: Trachyscorpia: Greek, trachys, -eia, y = rough + Greek, skorpis, idos = a kind of fish without identification (Ref. 45335); verai: Named for Johnny Vera, for his invaluable help in collecting fish.
Eponymy: Johnny Vera purchased the holotype (2006) at a fish market in Puerto López, Ecuador. He was apparently a local who kept an eye out for ‘weird fish’ on behalf of the senior author, Philippe Béarez. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal, usually 200 - ? m (Ref. 82588). Tropical; 1°S - 2°S, 80°W - 81°W
Pacific Ocean: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP), Ecuador. Holotype from fish market at Puerto López, Manabí (Ref. 82588).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
A medium-sized scorpionfish with the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin spines
12; vertebrae 26; tympanic spines present; upper-jaw lip thin, not covering the premaxillary tooth band laterally; maxilla unscaled; 50 scale rows in longitudinal series; body moderately deep (30.9% of SL); orbit diameter large (12.8% of SL); third dorsal-fin spine long (15.3% of SL); pelvic-fin spine short (9.6% of SL); head profile slightly convex; gas bladder absent; coloration bright red, with no distinct dark markings on back
or spinous portion of dorsal fin (Ref. 82588).
Known only from off Puerto López, Manabí, Ecuador and it is probably a deepwater species, presumable rarely caught by the longline fisheries off Puerto López.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Béarez, P. and H. Motomura, 2009. Description of a new scorpionfish (Scorpaenoidei, Sebastolobinae) from the tropical eastern Pacific. Zootaxa 2277:61-68. (Ref. 82588)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00407 - 0.02046), b=3.09 (2.88 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
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