Scorpaenopsis neglecta, Japan, Photo: Graham Edgar
Scorpaenopsis neglecta, Japan, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Well camouflaged, with blotches and body colour differing to match surrounding substrate. Humpbacked body profile but with less pronounced hump than the false stonefish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus), generally with yellow tinge to opercle, dark red band across tail, eye with outer series of tubercles. Length to 17 cm.
Information
Max Size: 19 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 15.3-31.1°C
Depth: 1-70m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (40% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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