Trachyscorpia cristulata
Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean, 1896)
Atlantic thornyhead
Trachyscorpia cristulata
photo by García Rodríguez, M.


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Family:  Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastolobinae
Max. size:  50 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 130 - 1389 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Massachusetts and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Florida in USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland (Ref. 57406).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 July 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  venomous


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