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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/45c9db1d-437d-4fef-939e-a8e50bac517b/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parascorpaena&speciesname=mossambica ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parascorpaena&speciesname=mossambica http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parascorpaena&speciesname=mossambica ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parascorpaena&speciesname=mossambica https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parascorpaena&speciesname=mossambica ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Parascorpaena-mossambica.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Parascorpaena Species in    Scorpaenidae - Classification - Scorpaeninae Scorpaenidae Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Teleostei Chordata Animalia Parascorpaena mossambica ( Peters , 1855 ) Mozambique scorpionfish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Parascorpaena mossambica   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Stamps, Coins Misc. | Google image Parascorpaena mossambica Picture by Petrinos, C. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae Etymology: Parascorpaena: Greek, para = near, in the side + Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Peters . Issue Distribution of this species probably include those referring to Parascorpaena armata . Please send references. Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 18 m (Ref. 9710 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Society Islands, north to Izu Islands, south to Australia; throughout Micronesia (Ref. 1602 ). Specimens from the Pacific Ocean, currently regarded as P. mossambica , are most likely to be P. armata (H. Motomura, unpubl. data). The name, P. mossambica ., remains valid for specimens from the Indian Ocean (Ref. 86966 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 5. Supraocular tentacles well developed (Ref. 37816 , 48635 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabits areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons, and channels. Hides during the day, ventures out in the open at night. Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland (Ref. 57406 ). Solitary (Ref 90102). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Myers, R.F. , 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602 ) 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   Venomous (Ref. 2334 ) Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. Sounds Ciguatera Speed Swim. type Gill area Otoliths Brains Vision Tools E-book | Field guide | Identification keys | Length-frequency wizard | Life-history tool | Point map | Classification Tree | Catch-MSY | Special reports Check for Aquarium maintenance | Check for Species Fact Sheets | Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets Download XML Summary page | Point data | Common names | Photos Internet sources AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | BOLDSystems | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes : genus , species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GenBank: genome , nucleotide | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | MitoFish | National databases | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go , Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record Estimates based on models Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 24.3 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2873 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00606 - 0.02615), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.6   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 101 [51, 235] mg/100g; Iron = 0.734 [0.366, 1.961] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.3, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.226 [0.095, 0.624] g/100g; Selenium = 20 [10, 51] μg/100g; VitaminA = 183 [60, 527] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.63 [1.09, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-26 19:06:11 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation