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Noline scorpionfish (Phenacoscorpius megalops)
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Noline scorpionfish (Phenacoscorpius megalops) specimen
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Scorpaenidae

Noline scorpionfish

Phenacoscorpius megalops

Deep Bodied Scorpionfish of the Hawaiian Islands

  • Cross-climate
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small

Noline scorpionfish is a marine fish found around Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 13.5 cm.

Maximum length
13.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Pacific: Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Hawaii; northernmost record Emperor Seamounts. Apparently restricted to the North Pacific (temperate to tropical) and reports from New Zealand and New Caledonia are based on misidentifications.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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