Little Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1972
A Little Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes smithi, from Western Australia. Source: Sue Morrison / Western Australian Museum. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A mottled reddish to brown scorpionfish with four broad bars along the body, and a large black blotch on the rear of the spinous part of the dorsal fin.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Scorpaenodes smithi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3661
Little Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1972
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Distribution |
North West Shelf, Western Australia, and the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical east-Indo-west Pacific: East Andaman Sea, Singapore, South China Sea. Inhabits deep reefs and adjacent sandy and muddy areas. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XIII, 8-10; Anal fin III, 5; Pectoral fin 17-18. Suborbital bone with three spines. |
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Etymology |
The species is named "in honour of the late Professor J. L. B. Smith for his noteworthy contributions to the knowledge of Indian Ocean scorpionfishes". |
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Species Citation |
Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1972, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 39(5): .59, fig. 1. Type locality: Andaman Sea off western Malaya, 5°45'N, 98°20'E, depth 40 fathoms. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Little Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1972
References
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