Scientific Name
Scorpaenodes minor

Common Name
Minor scorpionfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Nasal spine absent. Middle pectoral-fin rays extremely elongated.

Classification

Classified By

Smith, 1958

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Scorpionfishes or rockfishes (Scorpaenidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa and the Austral Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559).

Range

19°N - 26°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

18 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 18 m (Ref. 9710)

Trophic Level

3.29 s.e. 0.53 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

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

5.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Venomous (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated