Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata

Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata, the whiteblotched 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 lactomaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenopsis
Species:
S. lactomaculata
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata
(Herre, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Scorpaena lactomaculata Herre, 1945

Size

This species reaches a length of 28.0 cm (11.0 in). [2]

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Living marine resources of Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. FAO, Rome. 293 p.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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