FB-62068 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62068 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Wallaceochromis Wallaceochromis signatus (Lamboj, 2004) 2005-02-02 2024-03-26 Motomura, H.0 New species of scorpionfish Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean. Copeia 2004(4):818-824. (Ref. 53275) Poss, S.G., J.E. McCosker and C.C. Baldwin0 A new species of Scorpaenodes (Pisces: Scorpaenidae) from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands with discussions of the limits of Scorpaenodes and Thysanichthys. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 61(2):235-264. (Ref. 83997) McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt0 The fishes of the Galápagos archipelago: An update. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 61[4(Suppl.2)]:167-195. (Ref. 94512) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Grove, J.S., D.J. Long, D.R. Robertson and B.C. Victor0 List of fishes of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 39:14-22. (Ref. 127348) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62074 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2005-02-03 00:00:00 2016-06-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62074 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 8; pectoral-fin rays 22; well-exposed scales covers the anteroventral body surface; well-developed interorbital ridges, beginning just behind the nasal spines and diverging anteriorly and posteriorly in dorsal view; lateral margins of frontals diverging posteriorly in the dorsal view; occipital pit shallow with a distinct transverse ridge in front of pit; posterior lacrimal spine is directed ventroanteriorly; suborbital ridge with a small spine; no supplemental preopercular spine; the second preopercular spine reduced; upper posttemporal spine is directed upward; posterior margin of maxilla just reaching level with posterior margin of pupil; posterior tip of pectoral fin reaching level with origin of third dorsal-fin soft ray; head length large (48.8% SL); large orbit diameter (16.9% SL); interorbital space wide between supraocular spine bases (9.2% SL) (Ref. 53275). Motomura, H. 2004 New species of scorpionfish Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean. Copeia 2004(4):818-824. (Ref. 53275) FB-Morphology-62074 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2005-02-03 00:00:00 2016-06-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62074 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 24 Motomura, H. 2004 New species of scorpionfish Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean. Copeia 2004(4):818-824. (Ref. 53275) FB-Distribution-62074 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2005-02-03 00:00:00 2025-02-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62074 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island and Galápagos Arch. Poss, S.G., J.E. McCosker and C.C. Baldwin 2010 A new species of Scorpaenodes (Pisces: Scorpaenidae) from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands with discussions of the limits of Scorpaenodes and Thysanichthys. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 61(2):235-264. (Ref. 83997) FB-Size-62074 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2005-02-03 00:00:00 2017-08-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62074 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 6.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 53275)) Motomura, H. 2004 New species of scorpionfish Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean. Copeia 2004(4):818-824. (Ref. 53275) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62074 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2005-02-03 00:00:00 2017-08-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62074 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; marine; depth range 57 - 92 m (Ref. 53275) Motomura, H. 2004 New species of scorpionfish Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean. Copeia 2004(4):818-824. (Ref. 53275)