Painted Scorpionfish (species: Parascorpaena picta) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Parascorpaena picta
Painted Scorpionfish


©Damaris Torres-Pulliza: Parascorpaena picta from Lizard Island lagoon.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Scorpaenidae
Genus Parascorpaena
Species Parascorpaena picta

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Distinguishing features

No suborbital spine below the eye and 17-18 pectoral fin rays (these characters separate both P. aurita and P. picta from all congeners). First and second suborbital ridges are fused, forming a single ridge (separated in P. picta). (Motomura et al, 2009).

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


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References

  • Motomura, H., Y. Sakurai, H. Senou and H.-C. Ho (2009). Morphological comparisons of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish, Parascorpaena aurita, with a closely related species, P. picta, with first records of P. aurita from East Asia (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Zootaxa, 2191(41-57). LIRS catalog number 90431.