Scorpaenodes barrybrowni Pitassy & Baldwin, 2016

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
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Baldwin, Carole C., Diane E. Pitassy & D. Ross Robertson. 2016. A new deep-reef scorpionfish (Teleostei, Scorpaenidae, Scorpaenodes) from the southern Caribbean with comments on depth distributions and relationships of western Atlantic members of the genus. ZooKeys 606: 141-158.

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Actinopterygii: order
Scorpaeniformes: family
Scorpaenidae: genus
Scorpaenodes: species
Scorpaenodes barrybrowni

diagnosis

Diagnosis. A species of Scorpaenodes distinguished by the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin soft rays 8; pectoral-fin rays 16 - 17, rays 11 - 12 (from uppermost ray) noticeably longer than rest in smallest four type specimens; caudal-fin rays 25 - 27; vertebrae 24 (8 precaudal + 16 caudal); spines on suborbital ridge 4 (rarely 5); secondary suborbital ridge spines absent; two prominent round to oblong pores in suborbital sensory canal immediately ventral to suborbital ridge; coronal, interorbital, upper post temporal and postorbital spines absent; lateral line incomplete, 8 - 10 pored scales extending from behind supracleithral spine to mid body; cirri associated with nasal, supraocular, and parietal spines and present on posteroventral projection of lacrimal and upper left quadrant of orbit; no cirri associated with postocular, tympanic, supracleithral, and lower posttemporal spines; body relatively elongate, depth at origin of dorsal fin 30 - 32 % SL, depth at caudal peduncle 9 - 10 % SL. Color in life bright orange-red with several reddish-brown bars on posterior portion of trunk; pectoral fin with vivid yellow spots interspersed with bright orange-red spots.

etymology

Etymology. Named in honor of Barry Brown, Substation Curacao and free-lance photographer (www. coralreefphotos. com), who has patiently, diligently, and expertly taken photographs of hundreds of fishes and invertebrates captured alive by DROP investigators. He has generously shared his photographs, and they have enhanced numerous scientific and educational publications. An example of his work is here featured in Fig. 2 A.

materials_examined

Comparative material examined. Scorpaenodes caribbaeus, 15 specimens, 20.1 - 63.7 mm. BAHAMAS: USNM 415441, Smithsonian DNA number BAH 10006, 43.3 mm SL, BAH 10 - 01, Berry Islands, Great Stirrup Cay, 25.8261 ° N, 77.9189 ° W, 6 - 9 m, 7 August 2010, C. Baldwin, A. Driskell, L. Lang; USNM 415442, Smithsonian DNA number BAH 10007, 29.4 mm SL, BAH 10 - 01, Berry Islands, Great Stirrup Cay, 25.8261 ° N, 77.9189 ° W, 6 - 9 m, 7 August 2010, C. Baldwin, A. Driskell, L. Lang. BELIZE: USNM 404029, Smithsonian DNA number BLZ 10029, 25.5 mm SL, CB 10 - 02, Shallow spur and groove off north side of Carrie Bow Cay, 16.8007 ° N, 88.0783 ° W, 0 - 12 m, 11 November 2010, C. Baldwin, M. Fagan-Halloran; USNM 415314, Smithsonian DNA number BLZ 8313, 27.1 mm SL, CB 08 - 29, Sand bores ~ 3 miles southwest of Carrie Bow Cay, 16.7718 ° N, 88.1117 ° W, 0 - 9 m, 24 May 2008, C. Baldwin, Z. Foltz, D. Smith; USNM 415248, Smithsonian DNA number BLZ 8176, 32.9 mm SL, CB 08 - 17, Whale Shoals, South Cut, in and out of reef, 16.7598 ° N, 88.0761 ° W, 0 - 5 m, 20 May 2008, C. Baldwin, Z. Foltz, L. Weigt; USNM 415016, Smithsonian DNA number BLZ 7156, 33.5 mm SL, CB 07 - 14, Outer ridge east of Carrie Bow Cay, 21 - 23 m, 16 January 2007, D. Miller, J. Mounts; USNM 421926, Smithsonian DNA number BLZ 8358, 48.1 mm SL, CB 08 - 32, Tobacco Cay, 16.8899 ° N, 88.0649 ° W, 0 - 5 m, 25 May 2008, C. Baldwin, Z. Foltz, D. Smith, L. Weigt. CURACAO: USNM 413616, Smithsonian DNA number CUR 8209, 46.8 mm SL, CUR 08 - 04, Boca Sami, 12.1487 ° N, 68.9994 ° W, 0 - 3 m, 13 March 2008, C. Baldwin, L. Weigt; USNM 414799, Smithsonian DNA number CUR 12259, 25.6 mm SL, CUR 12 - 03, Klein Curacao, northwest tip of island, 6 - 15 m, 11 August 2012, C. Baldwin, A. Driskell; USNM 413818, Smithsonian DNA number CUR 12260, 20.1 mm SL, CUR 12 - 03, Klein Curacao, northwest tip of island, 6 - 15 m, 11 August 2012, C. Baldwin, A. Driskell. PANAMA: USNM 81619, Holotype, 63.7 mm SL, Toro Point, Canal Zone, Atlantic at Colon, 19 May 1911, S. Meek, S. Hildebrand. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: USNM 413274, Smithsonian DNA number Smithsonian DNA number TOB 9097, 50.8 mm SL, TOB 09 - 04, Tobago, Store Bay, 11.1558 ° N, 60.8423 ° W, 5 - 9 m, 16 March 2009, C. Baldwin, L. Weigt, D. Smith; USNM 413273, Smithsonian DNA number TOB 9096, 55.1 mm SL, TOB 09 - 04, Tobago, Store Bay, 11.1558 ° N, 60.8423 ° W, 5 - 9 m, 16 March 2009, C. Baldwin, L. Weigt, D. Smith. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: USNM 414116, Smithsonian DNA number TCI 9394, 41 mm SL, TCI 09 - 09, South Caicos, East Bay, 21.5374 ° N, 71.4801 ° W, 0 - 5 m, 9 October 2009, J. Williams, C. Castillo, M. Fagan-Halloran, B. Holt, B. Matulis; USNM 414115, Smithsonian DNA number TCI 9393, 45 mm SL, TCI 09 - 09, South Caicos, East Bay, 21.5374 ° N, 71.4801 ° W, 0 - 5 m, 9 October 2009, J. Williams, C. Castillo, M. Fagan-Halloran, B. Holt, B. Matulis. Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus, 13 specimens, 20.7 - 44.8 mm. BAHAMAS: USNM 415463, Smithsonian DNA number BAH 10048, 35.3 mm SL, BAH 10 - 07, Berry Islands, Great Stirrup Cay, 25.8261 ° N, 77.9189 ° W, 9 m, 9 August 2010, C. Baldwin, A. Driskell, J. Lang; USNM 415512, Smithsonian DNA number BAH 10140, 26.7 mm SL, BAH 10 - 11, Berry Islands, Chub Cay, 25.3993 ° N, 77.8909 ° W, 21 - 24 m, 11 August 2010, C. Baldwin, A. Driskell. BELIZE: USNM 415200, Smithsonian DNA number BLZ 8037, 24.7 mm SL, CB 08 - 02, Curlew, outer ridge, 16.7900 ° N, 88.0781 ° W, 5 - 8 m, 15 May 2008, C. Baldwin, Z. Foltz, L. Weigt; USNM 415331, BLZ 8359, 29.3 mm SL, CB 08 - 32, Tobacco Cay, 16.8899 ° N, 88.0649 ° W, 0 - 5 m, 25 May 2008, C. Baldwin, Z. Foltz, D. Smith, L. Weigt. BONAIRE: USNM 216451, Paralectotype, 36.1 mm SL, Dutch West Indies, Bonaire, 1904, J. Boeke. CURACAO: USNM 413408, Smithsonian DNA number CUR 8204, 28.1 mm SL, CUR 08 - 04, Boca Sami, 12.1487 ° N, 68.9994 ° W, 0 - 3 m, 13 March 2008, C. Baldwin, L. Weigt; USNM 413812, Smithsonian DNA number CUR 12261, 25.3 mm SL, CUR 12 - 03, Klein Curacao, northwest tip of island, 11.9985 ° N, 68.6513 ° W, 6 - 15 m, 11 August 2012, C. Baldwin, A. Driskell; USNM 413836, Smithsonian DNA number CUR 12178, 20.7 mm SL, CUR 12 - 02, Klein Curacao, southwest tip of island, 11.9758 ° N, 68.6462 ° W, 0 - 3 m, 11 August 2012, D. R. Robertson, C. Castillo, P. Mace. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: USNM 319121, 37.7 mm SL, JTW 90 - 10, Tobago, Buccoo Reef, outer reef slope, 11.1850 ° N, 60.8228 ° W, 14 m, 10 September 1990, J. Williams, J. Howe, G. Johnson, S. Blum, M. Nizinski, T. Munroe; USNM 413271, Smithsonian DNA number TOB 9098, 33.7 mm SL, TOB 09 - 04, Tobago, Store Bay, 11.1558 ° N, 60.8423 ° W, 5 - 9 m, 16 March 2009, C. Baldwin, L. Weigt, D. Smith. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: USNM 411912, Smithsonian DNA number TCI 9036, 22.8 mm SL, TCI 09 - 01, South Caicos, East Bay, 21.4919 ° N, 71.5176 ° W, 0 - 2 m, 7 October 2009, C. Baldwin, J. Williams, L. Weigt, C. Castillo, M. Fagan-Halloran, B. Holt, B. Matulis. UNITED STATES, FLORIDA: USNM 108875, 38.3 mm SL, South of Tortugas, 82 m, 14 July 1915, W. Longley; USNM 108876, 44.8 mm SL, South of Tortugas, 82 m, 14 July 1915, W. Longley.

Name

Homonyms: Scorpaenodes barrybrowni Pitassy & Baldwin, 2016
Common names: Stellate Scorpionfish in English; Escorpión Estrellado in English

Bibliographic References

Baldwin, C. C.; Pitassy, D. E.; Robertson, D. R. (2016). A new deep-reef scorpionfish (Teleostei, Scorpaenidae, <em>Scorpaenodes</em>) from the southern Caribbean with comments on depth distributions and relationships of western Atlantic members of the genus. <em>ZooKeys.</em> (606): 141-158.