| Raggy scorpionfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. venosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis venosa (G. Cuvier, 1829) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scorpaena venosa Cuvier, 1829 | |
Scorpaenopsis venosa, the raggy 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.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in). [2]
References
- ↑ Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis venosa" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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