Scorpaenopsis cacopsis, also known as Jenkin's scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found off Hawaii.[2]
Jenkin's scorpionfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
Species: | S. cacopsis
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Binomial name | |
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis O. P. Jenkins, 1901
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 51.0 cm (20.1 in). [3]
References
edit- ^ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Scorpaenopsis cacopsis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69918587A70009955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69918587A70009955.en. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis cacopsis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.