Scorpaenopsis crenulata

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Serrated deepwater scorpionfish
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenopsis
Species:
S. crenulata
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis crenulata
Motomura & Causse, 2011

Scorpaenopsis crenulata, the serrated deepwater scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the south-western Pacific Ocean around Wallis and Futuna Islands. [2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. (2016). "Scorpaenopsis crenulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T69918603A70009960. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69918603A70009960.en . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Motomura, H. and R. Causse, 2011. A new deepwater scorpionfish of the genus Scorpaenopsis (Scorpaenidae) from Wallis and Futuna Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Bull. Mar. Sci. 87(1):45-53.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis crenulata". FishBase . February 2015 version.
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