Scientific Name
Ectreposebastes niger

Common Name
Pelagic scorpionfish

Biology
Found on the continental slope. Mesopelagic (Ref. 75154).

Classification

Classified By

Fourmanoir, 1971

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes (Setarchidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755) and Australia (Ref. 75154).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1200 m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 1200 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.26 s.e. 0.42 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

Unknown cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7578 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated