Scorpaenodes minor

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Scorpaenodes minor

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenodes
Species:
S. minor
Binomial name
Scorpaenodes minor
(J. L. B. Smith, 1958)

Scorpaenodes minor, the minor scorpionfish, is a species of scorpionfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 5 cm (2.0 in). This fish has venomous spines.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. (2016). "Scorpaenodes minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69918395A70009767. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69918395A70009767.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Scorpaenodes minor" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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