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Ursinoscorpaenopsis kitai  Nakabo & Yamada, 1996

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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Ursinoscorpaenopsis: Latin, ursus = bear + Greek, skorpis, -idos = a kind of fish + Greek opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 138 m (Ref. 42552).   Subtropical, preferred ?

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Northwest Pacific: Japan.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42552)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

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Nakabo, T., 2002. Scorpaenidae. p. 565-595. In T. Nakabo (ed.). Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species (second edition). Tokai University Press, 1749 p. (Ref. 42552)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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