Scorpaenopsis brevifrons
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons, the bigmouth scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Scorpaenopsis brevifrons | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. brevifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer & J. E. Randall, 1975 | |
Description
This species reaches a length of 13.3 cm (5.2 in). [3]
References
- Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Scorpaenopsis brevifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69918570A70009950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69918570A70009950.en. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer, 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis brevifrons" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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