Scorpaenopsis furneauxi

Scorpaenopsis furneauxi, Furneaux scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Western Pacific.[1]

Scorpaenopsis furneauxi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenopsis
Species:
S. furneauxi
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi
Whitley, 1959

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Capt. Tobias Furneaux, an English navigator and Royal Navy officer who accompanied Captain James Cook on the second voyage of exploration, which included Australia, where this species happens to occur.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.6 cm (3.8 in). [3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 9): Suborder SCORPAENOIDEI: Family SCORPAENIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis furneauxi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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