Scorpaena mystes Stone scorpionfish

Scorpaena mystes is commonly referred to as Stone scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic.

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AphiaID:: 274726

Scientific:: Scorpaena mystes
German:: Gefleckter Drachenkopf
English:: Stone Scorpionfish

Category:: Skrzydlice

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaena (Genus) > mystes (Species)
Initial determination:: Jordan & Starks, 1895

Occurrence:: El Salvador, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, USA
Size:: 11.81" - 17.99" (30cm - 45.7cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 27,5 °F (20°C - 27,5°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes)
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Scorpaena afuerae
Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaena agassizii
Scorpaena albifimbria
Scorpaena angolensis
Scorpaena annobonae
Scorpaena ascensionis
Scorpaena azorica
Scorpaena bergii
Gänse-Drachenkopf
Scorpaena brachyptera
Kurzflossen-Skorpinosfisch
Scorpaena brasiliensis
Brasilien-Drachenkopf
Scorpaena brevispina
Scorpaena bulacephala
Scorpaena calcarata
Scorpaena canariensis
Kanaren-Drachenkopf
Scorpaena cardinalis
Cook's Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaena cocosensis
Scorpaena colorata
Scorpaena dispar
Scorpaena elachys
Scorpaena elongata
Scorpaena fernandeziana
Scorpaena gasta
Scorpaena grandicornis
Scorpaena grandisquamis
Scorpaena grattanica
Scorpaena guttata
Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaena hatizyoensis
Scorpaena hemilepidota
Scorpaena histrio
Scorpaena inermis
Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaena isthmensis
Scorpaena izensis
Scorpaena jacksoniensis
Östlicher roter Drachenkopf
Scorpaena lacrimata
Scorpaena laevis
Scorpaena loppei
Scorpaena maderensis
Madeira-Drachenkopf
Scorpaena melasma
Scorpaena mellissii
Scorpaena miostoma
Scorpaena mystes
Gefleckter Drachenkopf
Scorpaena neglecta
Scorpaena normani
Scorpaena notata
Kleiner Roter Drachenkopf
Scorpaena onaria
Scorpaena orgila
Scorpaena papillosa
Südlicher Roter Drachenkopf
Scorpaena pascuensis
Scorpaena pele
Scorpaena pepo
Scorpaena petricola
Scorpaena plumieri
Gefleckter Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaena porcus
Brauner Drachenkopf
Scorpaena russula
Scorpaena scrofa
Großer Drachenkopf
Scorpaena sonorae
Scorpaena stephanica
Scorpaena sumptuosa
Scorpaena thomsoni
Scorpaena tierrae
Scorpaena uncinata

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-03-13 14:02:14
Last edit:: 2016-03-13 14:02:14

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Jordan & Starks, 1895

Stone scorpionfish is found in shallow water and seaweed-covered reefs as well as on open, sandy areas.
An opportunistic predator, this cryptic fish lies unseen on the reef top waiting for small fishes to pass by.
Although the flesh is of excellent quality, it is not utilized commercially due to its venomous spines.

Synonyms:
Holoscorpaena didymogramma Fowler, 1944
Scorpaena plumieri mystes Jordan & Starks, 1895

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenoidei (Suborder) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaeninae (Subfamily) > Scorpaena (Genus) > Scorpaena mystes (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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