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Iracundus signifer

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Scorpaeninae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Scorpaenidae

Scientific name
  
Iracundus signifer

Higher classification
  
Iracundus

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

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Genus
  
Iracundus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Similar
  
Neomerinthe, Parascorpaena, Parascorpaena mossambica, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastapistes

Iracundus signifer, the Decoy scorpionfish, is a species of scorpionfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans where it is found associated with reefs at depths of from 10 to 70 metres (33 to 230 ft). This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Iracundus signifer Wikipedia