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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5412960" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>I'm having a bit of trouble determining how big these fish grow. Most seem pretty small - the Spotted Scorpionfish (<em>Scorpaena plumieri</em>) is one of the biggest species in the Atlantic and only grows 8 to 18 inches long (usually closer to the former than the latter), with a 5 lb maximum weight.</p><p></p><p>According to <a href="http://www.peteducation.com/category.cfm?c=16+1878" target="_blank"><strong>this article</strong></a> on keeping them as pets "The largest member of this family can reach an adult size of over 20 inches in length in the wild". The Britannica Online Encyclopedia says the <strong><a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/529367/scorpion-fish" target="_blank">largest species</a></strong> approach a meter in length (implying a weight of 40 pounds or so, going by the Spotted species).</p><p></p><p>Aha! here we are, the <a href="http://www.fishingsalmon.org/scorp_short.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Shortraker Rockfish</strong></a> <em>Sebastes borealis</em> is normally 40-60 cm and 1.5-4 kg (approx. 16-24 inches & 3.3-8.8 lbs) but its <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=3954" target="_blank"><strong>record</strong></a> is 108 cm and 16.2 kg. (42.5 inches and 35.68 pounds). Should have remembered to check fishbase first.</p><p></p><p>So, Small size is fine then, something like:</p><p></p><p>Most scorpion fish are between 7 and 15 inches long and 1 or 2 pounds in weight, the largest species can reach over 3 feet in length and weigh 30 pounds or so.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Hold on! According to <a href="http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/rockfish-game/description/shortraker.htm" target="_blank"><strong>this</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.greendiary.com/entry/fishermen-catch-157-year-old-giant-shortraker-alaska-rockfish/" target="_blank"><strong>this</strong></a> <em>S. borealis</em> grows even larger, approaching 4 feet and 50 to 60+ pounds.</p><p></p><p>That suggests two possibilities, either we change the size to:</p><p></p><p>Most scorpion fish are between 7 and 15 inches long and 1 or 2 pounds in weight, record sized specimens of the largest species can approach 4 feet long and weigh 50 pounds or so.</p><p></p><p>...or we add a "Dire Scorpionfish" to our conversions!</p><p></p><p>EDITED EDIT: I've had trouble determining whether the Shortraker has venomous spines (not all members of the family are poisonous). If we do a "Dire Scorpionfish" that won't matter, of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5412960, member: 57383"] I'm having a bit of trouble determining how big these fish grow. Most seem pretty small - the Spotted Scorpionfish ([I]Scorpaena plumieri[/I]) is one of the biggest species in the Atlantic and only grows 8 to 18 inches long (usually closer to the former than the latter), with a 5 lb maximum weight. According to [URL="http://www.peteducation.com/category.cfm?c=16+1878"][B]this article[/B][/URL] on keeping them as pets "The largest member of this family can reach an adult size of over 20 inches in length in the wild". The Britannica Online Encyclopedia says the [B][URL="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/529367/scorpion-fish"]largest species[/URL][/B] approach a meter in length (implying a weight of 40 pounds or so, going by the Spotted species). Aha! here we are, the [URL="http://www.fishingsalmon.org/scorp_short.htm"][B]Shortraker Rockfish[/B][/URL] [I]Sebastes borealis[/I] is normally 40-60 cm and 1.5-4 kg (approx. 16-24 inches & 3.3-8.8 lbs) but its [URL="http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=3954"][B]record[/B][/URL] is 108 cm and 16.2 kg. (42.5 inches and 35.68 pounds). Should have remembered to check fishbase first. So, Small size is fine then, something like: Most scorpion fish are between 7 and 15 inches long and 1 or 2 pounds in weight, the largest species can reach over 3 feet in length and weigh 30 pounds or so. EDIT: Hold on! According to [URL="http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/rockfish-game/description/shortraker.htm"][B]this[/B][/URL] and [URL="http://www.greendiary.com/entry/fishermen-catch-157-year-old-giant-shortraker-alaska-rockfish/"][B]this[/B][/URL] [I]S. borealis[/I] grows even larger, approaching 4 feet and 50 to 60+ pounds. That suggests two possibilities, either we change the size to: Most scorpion fish are between 7 and 15 inches long and 1 or 2 pounds in weight, record sized specimens of the largest species can approach 4 feet long and weigh 50 pounds or so. ...or we add a "Dire Scorpionfish" to our conversions! EDITED EDIT: I've had trouble determining whether the Shortraker has venomous spines (not all members of the family are poisonous). If we do a "Dire Scorpionfish" that won't matter, of course. [/QUOTE]
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