Scorpaenopsis vittapinna — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

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Inhabits coral reefs and areas with rubble bottom (Ref. 42181).
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Distribution

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands. Expected to be eventually recorded from Japan, Taiwan, or Australia.
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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 24
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Size

Max. size

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6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 42181))
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Diagnostic Description

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A broad dark band across soft portion of anal and pelvic fins. Maxilla extending posterior to a vertical at rear edge of orbit. Interorbital ridges low, flaring laterally to base of tympanic spines; no median interorbital ridge. Occipital pit shallow, its anterior edge inwardly curved. A small but deep suborbital pit. Suborbital ridge with 4 retrorse spines, the first on lacrimal; posterior points divided into 2 points (except in young). Supraocular tentacle varying from smaller than spine to as long as orbit diameter. Upper opercular spine usually double (may be divided into 3 or 4 points); lower opercular spine usually single (rarely double) (Ref. 42181).
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Type Information

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Paratype for Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): V. Springer & et al.
Year Collected: 1980
Locality: Ponape: SE Side, Ocean Side of Barrier Reef, Pohnpei, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 6
  • Paratype: Randall, J. E. & Eschmeyer, W. N. 2001. Indo-Pacific Fishes. No. 34: 71.
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Paratype for Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): J. Libbey, B. Bernard & Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Philippines
Year Collected: 1979
Locality: Salino (Selinog) I., S.W. Side Zamboanga Del Norte, Mindanao, P.I., Mindanao, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 14 to 21
  • Paratype: Randall, J. E. & Eschmeyer, W. N. 2001. Indo-Pacific Fishes. No. 34: 71.
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Ecology

Habitat

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Depth range based on 16 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 2.745 - 34
  Temperature range (°C): 25.075 - 28.867
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.063 - 0.895
  Salinity (PPS): 33.845 - 35.368
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.477 - 4.754
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.073 - 0.171
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.369 - 1.999

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 2.745 - 34

Temperature range (°C): 25.075 - 28.867

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.063 - 0.895

Salinity (PPS): 33.845 - 35.368

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.477 - 4.754

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.073 - 0.171

Silicate (umol/l): 1.369 - 1.999
 
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Environment

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reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 28 m (Ref. 42181)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Scorpaenopsis vittapinna

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
FSCS226-06|FSCS 85-l-3|Scorpaenopsis vittapinna| ------------------------------------------CTGTATCTAGTATTCGGTGCCTGAGCTGGAATGGTTGGAACAGCCCTA---AGCCTGCTTATTCGAGCAGAGCTAAGTCAACCCGGGGCCCTTCTGGGCGAC---GACCAAATCTACAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATCATAATTGGAGGATTTGGGAATTGACTAATTCCCCTAATA---ATTGGAGCCCCAGATATGGCATTTCCCCGAATAAATAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTCCCACCCTCCTTCCTCCTCCTATTAGCCTCCTCAGGTGTTGAGGCCGGTGCTGGAACTGGTTGGACAGTCTATCCACCCCTAGCTGGCAACCTAGCCCACGCAGGAGCCTCAGTAGATTTA---ACAATCTTTTCGCTCCATTTAGCAGGGATTTCATCAATTCTTGGTGCAATTAATTTCATCACCACAATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCAGCAATTTCTCAGTATCAAACACCTCTATTCGTATGGGCCGTTTTAATTACTGCCGTTCTTCTTCTTCTATCCCTCCCTGTTCTCGCTGCA---GGCATTACAATACTTTTAACGGACCGTAACCTAAACACCACTTTCTTCGACCCCGCAGGAGGGGGAGACCCCATCCTTTATCAACACCTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Scorpaenopsis vittapinna

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Species: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Threats

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Not Evaluated
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