Scorpaena afuerae
| Scorpaena afuerae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaena |
| Species: | S. afuerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaena afuerae Hildebrand, 1946
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Scorpaena afuerae, the Peruvian scorpionfish, belongs to the family Scorpaenidae of marine fish.
The fish's body is able to cope well with variations in its operating environment with minimal damage, alteration or loss of functionality. Its dorsal fin is arched, its head is depressed, it has a distinctive occipital fossa on the back of the neck, and it is 35 centimeters long. Its body is red with stripes and spots. The fish lives in the southeast Pacific.[1]
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