Scorpis

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Scorpis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Subfamily: Scorpidinae
Genus: Scorpis
Valenciennes, 1832
Type species
Scorpis georgianus
Valenciennes, 1832 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Scorpis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Scorpidinae of the sea chub family Kyphosidae which are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. [3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: [3]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scorpis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Scorpididae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Scorpis in FishBase . August 2013 version.