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Scorpaenopsis cirrosa

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Scorpaenopsis cirrosa, the weedy stingfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. From southern Japan and in China south to Hong Kong and northern Taiwan.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 23.1 cm (9.1 in). [3]

References

  1. ^ Richardson, J. 1846 (June/July) [ref. 3742], Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]: 187-320.
  2. ^ Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer, 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis cirrosa" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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Scorpaenopsis cirrosa: Brief Summary

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Scorpaenopsis cirrosa, the weedy stingfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. From southern Japan and in China south to Hong Kong and northern Taiwan.

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