species: Parascorpaena aurita in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Parascorpaena aurita


©Tyson Jones: Parascorpaena aurita off Lizard Island Research Station at night.

©Tyson Jones: Parascorpaena aurita off Lizard Island Research Station at night.

©Tyson Jones: Parascorpaena aurita off Lizard Island Research Station at night.

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

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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 separated (not separated in P. picta). (Motomura et al, 2009). Radiating lines around the eye.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • 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.