Scorpaenopsis vittapinna
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna, the bandfin scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific from South Africa up to the Red Sea and as far as to French Polynesia, as well as north to Japan and south to Australia.[1]
| Bandfin scorpionfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. vittapinna |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis vittapinna J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in). [2]
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis vittapinna" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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