Ablabys binotatus

Ablabys binotatus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Genus:	Ablabys
Species:	A. binotatus
Binomial name
	Ablabys binotatus; ( Peters, 1855)
Synonyms
	Apistus binotatus Peters, 1855; Amblyapistus binotata (Peters, 1855); Amblyapistus binotatus (Peters, 1855); Amblyapistus marleyi Regan, 1919;

Ablabys binotatus , the redskinfish, is a species of marine

waspfish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae of the family Scorpaenidae

, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. This species is found in the Indian Ocean.

Taxonomy

Ablabys binotatus was first formally

type locality given as Ibo in Mozambique.^[3] The specific name binotatus means "twice marked" , presumed to be an allusion to the silvery-white spot on each flank on the lateral line, i.e. two spots.^[4]

Description

Ablabys binotatus has 15 spines and 8 or 9 soft rays in the

total length of 15 cm (5.9 in).^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Ablabys binotatus is found in the western Indian Ocean where it has been confirmed to occur through specimen records in along the eastern coast of Africa in Mozambique and South Africa but reports from Zanzibar, Réunion, The Maldives, India and the Gulf of Oman are unconfirmed.^[1] It is found in subtidal, shallows among seaweed.^[2]

Biology

Ablabys binotatus rocks back and forth in the current.^[2]

Conservation status

Ablabys binotatus is a little known species and there is almost no data on its population and despite there being many reports in check-lists, there are very few specimens to confirm these sightings. This means that the actual distribution and population of this species are not known. The

IUCN has therefore assessed this species as Data Deficient.^[1]

References

^
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114180377A116423376.en
. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Ablabys binotatus" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ablabys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (10 March 2022). "Order Perciformes (Part 10): Suborder Scorpaenoidei: Families Apistidae, Tetrarogidae, Synanceiidae, Aploacrinidae, Perryenidae, Eschmeyeridae, Pataceidae, Gnathanacanthidae, Congiopodidae and Zanclorhynchidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[iucn-1] 
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114180377A116423376.en
. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Ablabys binotatus" in FishBase. February 2022 version.

[CofF-3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ablabys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[ETYFish-4] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (10 March 2022). "Order Perciformes (Part 10): Suborder Scorpaenoidei: Families Apistidae, Tetrarogidae, Synanceiidae, Aploacrinidae, Perryenidae, Eschmeyeridae, Pataceidae, Gnathanacanthidae, Congiopodidae and Zanclorhynchidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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