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Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the south-western Pacific Ocean from Fiji to New Caledonia.[2]
| Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. eschmeyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2004 | |
The fish is named for William N. Eschmeyer, in recognition of his research on the fishes of the family Scorpaenidae.
This species reaches a length of at least 11.5 cm (4.5 in).[3]
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