Poss's scorpionfish
Poss's scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis possi, is a scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 19.4 cm in length. Its species is named for S. G. Poss. This species lives from 1 to 40 m (3.3 to 131.2 ft) deep on rock and coral sea floors.[2]
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| Species: | S. possi |
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| Scorpaenopsis possi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 | |
See also
References
- Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. (2016). "Scorpaenopsis possi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69919214A70010000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69919214A70010000.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Scorpaenopsis possi" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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