Poss's scorpionfish
Poss's scorpionfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
Species: | S. possi |
Binomial name | |
Scorpaenopsis possi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 | |
Poss's scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis possi, is a scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 19.4 cm in length. Its species is named for S. G. Poss. This species lives from 1 to 40 m (3.3 to 131.2 ft) deep on rock and coral sea floors.[1]
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References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Scorpaenopsis possi" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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