Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Cabezon
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish, Stonefish and others)
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Scorpaenichthys
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Cabezon)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Caudal fin barely rounded.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Sitka, southeastern Alaska to Punta Abrejos, central Baja California, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 0-200 m.
Biology
Inhabits rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms as well as kelp beds (Ref. 4925). Adults and juveniles feed on crustaceans, fishes and mollusks (Ref. 6885). Commonly captured by sport fishers (from shore, boats or piers) and by scuba divers (Ref. 2850). Flesh is good eating but eggs are poisonous and will make humans violently ill (Ref. 13513).
Max length: 99.0 cm TL; max weight: 14000 g; max age: 13 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external.
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.). Resilience: Medium (tm=3; tmax=13; K=0.3, Fec=40,000-90,000).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish; aquarium: public aquariums.
References
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983) A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p.
Clemens, W.A. and G.V. Wilby (1961) Fishes of the Pacific coast of Canada. 2nd ed. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada Bull. (68):443 p.
Hart, J.L. (1973) Pacific fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 180:740 p.
Lamb, A. and P. Edgell (1986) Coastal fishes of the Pacific northwest. Madeira Park, (BC, Canada): Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., 224 p.
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