Flower scorpionfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
Tribe: | Scorpaenini |
Genus: |
Hoplosebastes P. J. Schmidt, 1929 |
Species: | H. armatus
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Binomial name | |
Hoplosebastes armatus P. J. Schmidt, 1929
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The flower scorpionfish (Hoplosebastes armatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is native to the Pacific Ocean around Japan and to the East China Sea. This species grows to a length of 12.3 centimetres (4.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. [2]