Scorpaena cocosensis és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels escorpènids.[3]
És un peix marí, demersal i de clima tropical que viu entre 57-92 m de fondària.[4]
Es troba al Pacífic oriental: les illes Galápagos (l'Equador) i l'illa del Coco (Costa Rica).[4][5]
És inofensiu per als humans.[4]
Scorpaena cocosensis és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels escorpènids.
Scorpaena cocosensis, the Cocos scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Scorpaena cocosensis was first formally described in 2004 by the Japanese ichthyologist Hiroyuki Motomura with the type locality given as off Nuez Island near Cocos Island in Costa Rica.[2] The specific name refers to Cocos Island.[3]
Scorpaena cocosensis is a small species of scorpionfish and reaches a maximum published total length of 11.8 cm (4.6 in).[4] There are 12 spines and 8 soft rays in the dorsal fin while the anal fin has 3 spines and 5 soft rays. The chest is covered with well exposed scales. The pectoral fin has 22 fin rays. There are strong ridges in the intraorbital space which start immediately to the rear of the nasal spine and split at both ends when viewed from above. The occipital pit is shallow and is bordered by a bony ridge to its front. They have a large head and large eyes.[5] The background colour is red mottled with white blotching. The operculum has dark red spots and the pectoral fin is red with a dusky tip. There a retro diagonal red bars on the soft rayed part of the dorsal fin and 2 dark red bars on the caudal fin.[4]
Scorpaena cocosensis is found in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean around Cocos Island in Costa Rica and the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador. This is a demersal fish occurring at depths between 56 and 92 m (184 and 302 ft), [5] in areas where the seabed is covered in coral and rock rubble.[4]
Scorpaena cocosensis, the Cocos scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Scorpaena cocosensis Scorpaena generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Scorpaenidae familian sailkatzen da.
Scorpaena cocosensis Scorpaena generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Scorpaenidae familian sailkatzen da.
Scorpaena cocosensis behoort tot het geslacht Scorpaena van de familie van schorpioenvissen. Deze soort komt voor in het oosten van de Grote Oceaan met name bij de Cocoseilanden op diepten van 57 - 92 m. Zijn lengte bedraagt zo'n 6,2 cm.
Scorpaena cocosensis behoort tot het geslacht Scorpaena van de familie van schorpioenvissen. Deze soort komt voor in het oosten van de Grote Oceaan met name bij de Cocoseilanden op diepten van 57 - 92 m. Zijn lengte bedraagt zo'n 6,2 cm.
科科斯島鮋,為輻鰭魚綱鮋形目鮋亞目鮋科的其中一種,為熱帶海水魚,分布於東太平洋可可島海域,棲息深度57-92公尺,體長可達6.2公分,棲息在底層水域,生活習性不明。