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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) >
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Pteroinae
Etymology: Brachypterois: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, pteryx, = fin (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 6 - 82 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical, preferred ?; 35°N - 18°S, 37°E - 143°E (Ref. 93969)
Distribution
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Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Red Sea and Persian Gulf, east to the Timor Sea and the Philippines, South and East China seas, and north to Tosa Bay, Kochi, southern Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
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Matsunuma, M., M. Sakurai and H. Motomura, 2013. Revision of the Indo-West Pacific genus Brachypterois (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with description of a new species from northeastern Australia. Zootaxa 3693:401-440. (Ref. 93969)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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