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Etymology: Neomerinthe: Greek, neos = new + Greek, merinthos, -ou = thread (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899–1961) is too famous a writer to need an extensive biography here. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 230 m. Subtropical; 42°N - 19°N, 100°W - 66°W
Western Atlantic: New Jersey and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Florida in USA and Cuba.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Have a thick glandular tissue on posterior margin of fin spines which is believed to be venomous (Ref. 57406).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fowler, H.W., 1935. Description of a new scorpaenoid fish (Neomerinthe hemingwayi) from off New Jersey. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 87(1935):41-43. (Ref. 97626)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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