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Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)

False stonefish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Ampo, Bantol, Bantoy
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Collected from Sulu Province, Silung I.; Mindanao, Zamboanga del Norte, Solino I.; Siquijor I.; Negros, Dumaguete; Cuyo Is., Cocoro I.; Luzon, Batangas (Ref. 42181) and Badian, Cebu (Ref. 58652). Reported from Tubbataha Reefs (Ref. 53416). Also Ref. 1602, 121724.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Broad, G., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

False scorpionfish, Poisson-scorpion diable, Poisson pierre faux, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenopsis: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 70 m (Ref. 559).   Tropical; 32°N - 26°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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