Scorpaenopsis insperatus
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| Scorpaenopsis insperatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. insperatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis insperatus Motomura, 2004
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Scorpaenopsis insperatus, the Sydney scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in). [2]
References
[edit]- ^ Motomura, H., 2004. Scorpaenopsis insperatus: a new species of scorpionfish from Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Copeia 2004(3):546-550.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis insperatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.