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Scorpaena guttata is a species of fish in the scorpionfish family known by the common name California scorpionfish. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean , where it can be found along the coast of California and Baja California .
Sebastapistes cyanostigma has 12 spines and 9 or 10 soft rays in the dorsal fin and 3 spines and 5 or 6 soft rays in the anal fin.The maximum published standard length of 10 cm (3.9 in). although 6.4 cm (2.5 in) is more typical for this small scorpionfish. [2]
ghostly scorpionfish: Western Australia Scorpaena grandicornis G. Cuvier, 1829: plumed scorpionfish: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and Honduras to southern Brazil Scorpaena grandisquamis J. D. Ogilby, 1910: bigscale scorpionfish: Australia Scorpaena grattanica Trunov, 2006: Grattan Bank, Ascension Island Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854: California ...
The Pacific spotted scorpionfish has a very bony head which is armed with a large number of spines and had a deep occipital pit and a smaller pit to the front of the eyes. [4] The head's depth equals its width and there is an extremely large mouth. [ 7 ]
These scorpionfishes vary in size from a standard length of 7.1 cm (2.8 in) in the curve-spine scorpionfish (N. procurva to a total length of 59 cm (23 in) in Folger's scorpionfish (N. folgeri). [ 3 ]
The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As their name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. The family is a large one, with hundreds of members.
One consequence of the size limit is the reproductive output of fish at this size, as those caught near the limit are likely to have matured for only one season at most, which is detrimental to population stability. Cabezon are at risk of growth overfishing, which happens when fish are caught before they are old enough to reproduce.
Findings suggest that the Californian scorpionfish is included in the diet of O. bimaculatus in their natural habitat, specifically juvenile scorpionfish. [6] As juveniles, the octopus tend to prey on smaller benthic, marine invertebrates which include chitons, bivalves, snails, and crabs. [ 7 ]