Scorpaenopsis gilchristi
Scorpaenopsis gilchristi, Gilchrist's scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Western Indian Ocean.[1]
| Scorpaenopsis gilchristi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. gilchristi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) | |
| Synonyms | |
J. L. B. Smith, 1957 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1866-1926), as the describer considered him the “father of South African ichthyology and the pioneer investigator of the rich resources of our seas”[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in). [3]
References
- Eschmeyer, W.N., 1986. Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis gilchristi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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