Scorpaenopsis orientalis
| Scorpaenopsis orientalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis orientalis J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002
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Scorpaenopsis orientalis is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean around Japan.[1]
Description
This species reaches a length of 27.8 cm (10.9 in). [2]
References
- ^ 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.). "Scorpaenopsis orientalis". FishBase. February 2015 version.