Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata

Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the western Indian Ocean.^[2]

Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Genus:	Scorpaenopsis
Species:	S. rubrimarginata
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata Fricke, Durville & Mulochau, 2013
Synonyms
Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus Fricke, Durville & Mulochau, 2013

Description

This species reaches a length of 2.4 cm (0.94 in).^[3]

References

1. Motomura, H., Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. (2018). "Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T114178601A116033097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114178601A116033097.en. Retrieved 15 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Fricke, Ronald; Durville, Patrick; Mulochau, Thierry (2013). "Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus, a new species of scorpionfish from Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae)". Cybium. 37 (3): 207–215. doi:10.26028/cybium/2013-373-008.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata". FishBase. February 2015 version.