Cheroscorpaena tridactyla
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Genus: | Cheroscorpaena Mees, 1964
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| Species: | C. tridactyla
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| Cheroscorpaena tridactyla Mees, 1964
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Cheroscorpaena tridactyla, the Humpback waspfish, is a species of wasp scorpionfish found only in the Gulf of Papua where it is an inhabitant of coral reefs. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.
References[]
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Cheroscorpaena tridactyla" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ Mees G.F. (1964): A new fish of the family Scorpaenidae from New Guinea. Zoologische Mededelingen, 40 (1): 1-4
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