Poss's scorpionfish

Poss's scorpionfish
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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Scorpaenopsis possi" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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