Phenacoscorpius
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Genus: | Phenacoscorpius Fowler, 1938
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Phenacoscorpius is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Phenacoscorpius adenensis Norman, 1939
- Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin & Mandritsa, 1992
- Phenacoscorpius longilineatus Motomura, Causse & Struthers, 2012[2]
- Phenacoscorpius longirostris Motomura & Last, 2009 (Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish)
- Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938 (Noline scorpionfish)
- Phenacoscorpius nebris Eschmeyer, 1965 (Short-tube scorpionfish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Phenacoscorpius". FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ a b Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Struthers, C.D. (2012): Phenacoscorpius longilineatus, a New Species of Deepwater Scorpionfish from the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and the First Records of Phenacoscorpius adenensis from the Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Species Diversity, 17: 151–160.