Scorpaenopsis venosa, the raggy scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean[2]
| Raggy scorpionfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. venosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis venosa (G. Cuvier, 1829)
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Scorpaena venosa Cuvier, 1829 | |
Description
editThis species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in). [3]
References
edit- ^ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Scorpaenopsis venosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T46099940A46665179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T46099940A46665179.en. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis venosa". FishBase. February 2015 version.