Scorpaenopsis vittapinna

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Bandfin scorpionfish
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenopsis
Species:
S. vittapinna
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna

Scorpaenopsis vittapinna, the bandfin scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific from South Africa up to the Red Sea and as far as to French Polynesia, as well as north to Japan and south to Australia. [2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Scorpaenopsis vittapinna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T69919253A70010010. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69919253A70010010.en . Retrieved 28 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis vittapinna". FishBase . February 2015 version.


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