Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi

Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Genus:	Scorpaenopsis
Species:	S. ramaraoi
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002

Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi, Rama Rao's 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 from Pakistan to New Britain and Papua New Guinea. ^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the late Kaza V. Rama Rao who assisted the authors in the early research on Scorpaenopsis. ^[3]

Description

This species reaches a length of 20.8 cm (8.2 in). ^[4]

References

1. Motomura, H. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T155010A115260866. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155010A4694327.en . Retrieved 29 February 2024.
2. 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.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (12 November 2023). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 9): Suborder SCORPAENOIDEI: Family SCORPAENIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 6.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi". FishBase . February 2015 version.