Scorpaena cocosensis

Scorpaena cocosensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Genus:	Scorpaena
Species:	S. cocosensis
Binomial name
	Scorpaena cocosensis; , 2004

Scorpaena cocosensis is a species of fish.^[1]

Description[]

It has eight dorsal-fin soft rays; well-exposed scales covering anteroventral body surface. Its upper posttemporal spine is directed upward. It has a large head length (48.8% SL) and a large orbit diameter (16.9% SL).

References[]

^ Motomura, Hiroyuki; D. G. Buth (December 2004). "New Species of Scorpionfish, Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean". Copeia. 2004 (4): 818–824. doi:10.1643/ci-04-179r. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

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[1] Motomura, Hiroyuki; D. G. Buth (December 2004). "New Species of Scorpionfish, Scorpaena cocosensis (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean". Copeia. 2004 (4): 818–824. doi:10.1643/ci-04-179r. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

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