Scientific Name
Neomerinthe folgori

Common Name
Folger's scorpionfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Mostly reddish (Ref. 4313).

Classification

Classified By

Postel & Roux, 1964

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Scorpionfishes or rockfishes (Scorpaenidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and off Mauritania; one specimen from northern Namibia (Ref. 4313).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

180 m

Depth To - meters

310 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 180 - 310 m (Ref. 4510)

Trophic Level

4.01 s.e. 0.64 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

40.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (62 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated