Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
Species: | S. eschmeyeri |
Binomial name | |
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2004 | |
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri 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 from Fiji to New Caledonia. [2]
The fish is named for William N. Eschmeyer, in recognition of his research on the fishes of the family Scorpaenidae.
This species reaches a length of at least 11.5 cm (4.5 in). [3]
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