Parascorpaena picta
Parascorpaena picta, the Northern Scorpionfish, is a species of scorpionfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL.[2]
| Parascorpaena picta | |
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| Northern Scorpionfish at Poor Knights Islands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Parascorpaena |
| Species: | P. picta |
| Binomial name | |
| Parascorpaena picta (G. Cuvier, 1829) | |
References
- Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. (2016). "Parascorpaena picta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69798438A69800977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69798438A69800977.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Parascorpaena picta" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
External links
- Photos of Parascorpaena picta on Sealife Collection
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