Barchin scorpionfish

Barchin scorpionfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Sebastapistes
Species: S. cyanostigma
Binomial name
Sebastapistes cyanostigma
(G. Cuvier, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
  • Kantapus oglinus Smith, 1947
  • Phenacoscorpius nebulosus Smith, 1958
  • Scorpaena oglinus Smith, 1947
  • Scorpaena strongia Cuvier, 1829
  • Scorpaena tristis Klunzinger, 1870
  • Sebastapistes oglinus Smith, 1947
  • Sebastapistes tristis Klunzinger, 1870

The barchin scorpionfish, Sebastapistes strongia, is a scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific.[1] The species is commonly seen in areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons, and channels. The species is nocturnal and can grow to a maximum length of 60 mm (2.4 in)[2]

References

  1. 1 2 World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 04, 2012
  2. ↑ Fish base Retrieved July 04, 2012

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