Western scorpionfish
| Western scorpionfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaena |
| Species: | S. onaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaena onaria D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900[1] | |
Western scorpionfish (Scorpaena onaria) is a Scorpion fish belonging to the Scorpaenidae family. It is red in color. It grows to about 30 inches in length with big, broad pectoral fins and no swim bladder. They are found in the Pacific ocean near Japan.[2]
References
- ↑ A list of fishes collected in Japan by Keinosuke Otaki, and by the United States steamer Albatross, with descriptions of fourteen new species. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. v. 23 (núm. 1213): 335–380, Pls. 9–20.
- ↑ Scorpaena onaria at FishBase
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