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Scorpaenopsis

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Scorpaenopsis
Yellowfin Scorpionfish (S. neglecta)
Scientific classification
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Scorpaeninae
Genus:
Scorpaenopsis

Heckel, 1840
Type species
Scorpaena nesogallica
G. Cuvier, 1829

Scorpaenopsis is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

A tassled scorpionfish
Tassled scorpionfish (S. oxycephala)
A humpbacked scorpionfish
Humpbacked scorpionfish (S. gibbosa)

Species

The 28 recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scorpaenopsis". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ a b Fricke, R., Durville, P. & Mulochau, T. (2013): Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus, a new species of scorpionfish from Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Cybium, 37 (3): 207-215.