Pterois paucispinula
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Pterois |
| Species: | P. paucispinula
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Pterois paucispinula is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and lionfishes. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.[2]
Taxonomy
Pterois paucispinula was first formally
ctenoid scales of the head and body in comparison with P. mombasae.[5]
Description
Pterois paucispinula has 13 spines and 10, rarely 11, soft rays in its
standard length of 14.4 cm (5.7 in).[2]
P. paucispinula differs from P. mombasae by, among other things, having a body which is not as deep, a narrower head and slightly more scale rows below the
cycloid or at most a few ctenoid scales.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Pterois paucispinula is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs from Indonesia in the west and as far
Melville Island in the Northern Territory.[6] This species is found at depths between 1 and 440 m (3 ft 3 in and 1,443 ft 7 in)[2] where it is typically found in area of soft-bottom or muddy substrates mixed with rubble areas where there is dense growth of sessile invertebrates, particularly sponges.[6]
Biology
Pterois paucispinula is normally encountered in small groups or as solitary fish.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Pterois paucispinula" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterois". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ S2CID 17791650.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (2 October 2021). "Order Perciformes (Part 9): Suborder Scorpaenoidei: Family Scorpaenidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Bray, D.J. (2017). "Pterois paucispinula". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2022.