Scorpaenopsis obtusa
Appearance
Scorpaenopsis obtusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
Species: | S. obtusa
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Binomial name | |
Scorpaenopsis obtusa J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002
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Scorpaenopsis obtusa, the shortsnout scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean all the way from Western Australia to Papua New Guinea and then north to Japan.[1]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer, 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis obtusa". FishBase. February 2015 version.