Smallscale Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker 1849)
A Smallscale Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, at Pulau Besar, Flores, Indonesia, May 2009. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A mottled and variable reddish-brown scorpionfish with white patches, and often a darker triangular area below the eye that extends across the cheek. The Smallscale Scorpionfish has prominent skin tassels on the lower part of the head.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2125
Smallscale Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker 1849)
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Distribution |
Northwest Shelf, Western Australia, Cartier Island, Timor Sea, and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland; Also Christmas Island in teh eastern Indian Ocean. Inhabits coral and rocky areas on coastal and offshore reefs in depths to 43 m. |
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Species Citation |
Scorpaena oxycephalus Bleeker 1849, Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 22: 7. Type locality: Jakarta, Java (as Batavia, Dutch East Indies). |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Smallscale Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker 1849)
References
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