Parascorpaena

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Scorpaeninae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Scorpaenidae Scientific name Parascorpaena Higher classification Scorpionfish Order Scorpaeniformes

Lower classifications Parascorpaena picta, Parascorpaena mossambica

Parascorpaena is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838) (Golden scorpionfish)

Parascorpaena bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851)

Parascorpaena maculipinnis J. L. B. Smith, 1957

Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938) (McAdam's scorpionfish)

Parascorpaena mossambica (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Mozambique scorpionfish)

Parascorpaena picta (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Northern scorpionfish)

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