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Taenianotus triacanthus

Leaf Scorpionfish

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Leaf Scorpionfish, Leaf Fish, Sailfin Leaffish, Threespine Scorpionfish; German Schaukelfisch; French Poisson-scorpion Feuille

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tuamotus, Hawai‘i; n. to s.Japan; s. to GBR

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - RR, rare. PLUS: RR (Photo Dave Simms).; Marine, near-shore, outer slope

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Poisonous spines

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Pests & Hosts

Relationship Hosts
Venomous - spines Homo sapiens

Scientific Taxonomy

Taenianotus triacanthus Lacepède, 1802
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Scorpaeniformes; Scorpaenoidei; SCORPAENIDAE, Scorpaeninae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: photo D.Simms ID Sims (Sims88).

References:
text p.97 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 22e Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.85 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.143 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 19-06 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 20-13 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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