| Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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]
Size
This species reaches a length of 28.0 cm (11.0 in). [2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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