Scientific Name
Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata

Common Name
Spiny scorpionfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6

Classification

Classified By

K?hler, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Ireland to Senegal. Also known from the Mediterranean (Ref. 32504).

Range

58°N - 12°N, 18°W - 1°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

200 m

Depth To - meters

2500 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 2500 m (Ref. 4510)

Trophic Level

4.21 s.e. 0.58 Based on food items.

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

50.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = No PD50 data many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (64 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