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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaena: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335); pele: From the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and volcanic fires, Pele, in reference to its red coloration.
Eponymy: In Hawaiian myths, Pele is the goddess of fire and volcanoes. The name was inspired by the fish’s red coloration. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Eschmeyer & Randall.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 176 - 240 m (Ref. 10482). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: known only from the Hawaiian Islands.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 10482)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 9; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 5; Wirbelzahl: 24. Occiput with a shallow pit; lachrymal bone with 3 spines over maxillary; suborbital ridge with 4 spines; coronal spines absent, color mostly red, marbled and spotted with white (Ref. 10482).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Eschmeyer, W.N. and J.E. Randall, 1975. The scorpaenid fishes of the Hawaiian Islands, including new species and new records (Pisces: Scorpaenidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 40(11):265-334. (Ref. 10482)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 5.5 - 13.6, mean 7.8 °C (based on 6 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00638 - 0.02853), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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