Scorpis

Scorpis
Blue maomao (S. violacea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Scorpis
Valenciennes, 1832
Type species
Scorpis georgianus
Valenciennes, 1832
Synonyms
  • Agenor Castelnau, 1879
  • Juvenella Whitley, 1948
  • Neptotichthys F. W. Hutton, 1890

Scorpis is a genus of sea chubs native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Scorpis in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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