Scorpaenopsis crenulata

Scorpaenopsis crenulata, the serrated deepwater scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Southwestern Pacific around Wallis and Futuna Islands.[1]

Serrated deepwater scorpionfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenopsis
Species:
S. crenulata
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis crenulata
Motomura & Causse, 2011

Size

This species reaches a length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in). [2]

References

  1. Motomura, H. and R. Causse, 2011. A new deepwater scorpionfish of the genus Scorpaenopsis (Scorpaenidae) from Wallis and Futuna Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Bull. Mar. Sci. 87(1):45-53.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis crenulata" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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