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Scorpaenopsis insperatus

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Species of fish

Scorpaenopsis insperatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenopsis
Species: S. insperatus
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis insperatus
Motomura, 2004

Scorpaenopsis insperatus, the Sydney scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.

Description

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

References

  1. Motomura, H., 2004. Scorpaenopsis insperatus: a new species of scorpionfish from Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Copeia 2004(3):546-550.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis insperatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
Taxon identifiers
Scorpaenopsis insperatus
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