Tasseled scorpionfish
| Tasseled scorpionfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. oxycephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) | |
The tasseled scorpionfish, or small-scaled scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It can reach a maximum length of 36 cm (14 in) and can vary considerably in color. Adults are bearded with a number of tassels below the jaw.
They inhabit reef slopes from only 1 to 35 meters. When in shallow waters, swimmers may accidentally tread on them which may cause painful injury from the venomous spines.
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Top view of S. oxycephala (Komodo)
References
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- "Scorpaenopsis oxycephala". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Scorpaenopsis oxycephala" in FishBase. January 2007 version.
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