Scorpaena cocosensis
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| Species: | S. cocosensis
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| Scorpaena cocosensis Motomura, 2004
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Scorpaena cocosensis is a species of fish.[1]
Description
It has eight dorsal-fin soft rays; well-exposed scales covering anteroventral body surface. Its upper posttemporal spine is directed upward. It has a large head length (48.8% SL) and a large orbit diameter (16.9% SL).
References
- ^ Motomura, Hiroyuki; D. G. Buth (December 2004). "New Species of Scorpionfish, Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean". Copeia. 2004 (4): 818–824. doi:10.1643/ci-04-179r. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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