Western scorpionfish

Western scorpionfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Genus:	Scorpaena
Species:	S. onaria
Binomial name
	Scorpaena onaria; D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900

Western scorpionfish (Scorpaena onaria) is a Scorpion fish belonging to the Scorpaenidae family. It is red in color. It grows to about 30 inches in length with big, broad pectoral fins and no swim bladder. They are found in the Pacific ocean near Japan.^[2]

References

^ A list of fishes collected in Japan by Keinosuke Otaki, and by the United States steamer Albatross, with descriptions of fourteen new species. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. v. 23 (núm. 1213): 335–380, Pls. 9–20.
^ Scorpaena onaria at FishBase

[1] A list of fishes collected in Japan by Keinosuke Otaki, and by the United States steamer Albatross, with descriptions of fourteen new species. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. v. 23 (núm. 1213): 335–380, Pls. 9–20.

[2] Scorpaena onaria at FishBase

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