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 |
Binomial name | |
Scorpaenopsis obtusa J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | |
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]
This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in). [2]
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