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Scorpaenopsis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Scorpaeninae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Scorpaenidae

Scientific name
  
Scorpaenopsis

Higher classification
  
Scorpionfish

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

Scorpaenopsis SCORPAENOPSIS DIABOLUS CUVIER 1829

Lower classifications
  
Tassled scorpionfish, Leaf Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Poss's scorpionfish, Flasher scorpionfish

humpbacked scorpionfish scorpaenopsis neglecta


Scorpaenopsis is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Contents

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Species

The 28 recognized species in this genus are:

Scorpaenopsis Photos of scorpionfishes and lionfishes Scorpaenidae

  • Scorpaenopsis altirostris C. H. Gilbert, 1905
  • Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838) (bearded scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer & J. E. Randall, 1975 (bigmouth scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis cacopsis O. P. Jenkins, 1901 (Jenkins' scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (weedy stingfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938 (sculpin scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis crenulata Motomura & Causse, 2011 (serrated deepwater scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis diabolus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (false stonefish)
  • Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2004
  • Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Whitley, 1959 (Furneaux scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (humpbacked scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (Gilchrist's scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis insperatus Motomura, 2004 (Sydney scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre, 1945) (whiteblotched scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis longispina J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis macrochir J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (flasher scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837 (yellowfin scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis obtusa J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 (shortsnout scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis orientalis J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) (tassled scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis papuensis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Papuan scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis pluralis J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis possi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis pusilla J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus R. Fricke, Durville & Mulochau, 2013
  • Scorpaenopsis venosa (G. Cuvier, 1829) (raggy scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis vittapinna J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

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    References

    Scorpaenopsis Wikipedia
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