Poss's scorpionfish
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| Species: | S. possi
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| Scorpaenopsis possi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
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Poss's scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis possi, is a scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 19.4 cm in length. Its species is named for S. G. Poss. This species lives from 1 to 40 m (3.3 to 131.2 ft) deep on rock and coral sea floors.[1]
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References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis possi". FishBase. December 2008 version.
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