Biology:Poss's scorpionfish
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Short description: Species of fish
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| Species: | S. possi
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| Scorpaenopsis possi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
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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]
See also
- List of marine aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Scorpaenopsis possi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69919214A70010000. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69919214A70010000.en. Downloaded on 20 July 2020.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Scorpaenopsis possi" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
External links
- Photos of Poss's scorpionfish on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2593491 entry
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