Scorpis
| Scorpis | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
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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]
- S. aequipinnis J. Richardson, 1848 (sea sweep)
- S. chilensis Guichenot, 1848
- S. georgiana Valenciennes, 1832 (banded sweep)
- S. lineolata Kner, 1865 (silver sweep)
- S. violacea (F. W. Hutton, 1873) (blue maomao)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Scorpis in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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