Biology:Erosa

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Erosa
DarumaOZside.jpg
Dharma Erosa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Tribe: Synanceiini
Genus: Erosa
Swainson, 1839

Erosa is a small genus of stonefishes found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Erosa daruma (Whitley, 1932) (Daruma stinger)
  • Erosa erosa (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Pitted stonefish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Erosa in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3792237 entry