| Bandfin scorpionfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. vittapinna |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis vittapinna J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | |
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.
Description
This species reaches a length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in).
References
- Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Scorpaenopsis vittapinna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69919253A70010010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69919253A70010010.en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 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.). "Scorpaenopsis vittapinna". FishBase. February 2015 version.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Scorpaenopsis vittapinna | |
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