Scorpaenopsis sp.
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Scorpaenopsis sp. |
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Scorpaenopsis sp. ( Fig. 4b View Fig )
Remarks: The counts of dorsal, pectoral, and anal fins are provided in table 3. The specimen has three suborbital spines. This species belongs to the Scorpaenopsis oxycephala species group due to its long snout ( Randall and Eschmeyer 2002), and it is morphologically most similar to S. oxycephala and S. papuensis . Scorpaenopsis sp. can be distinguished from S. oxycephala by having fewer scales in longitudinal series (53 vs. 59–67 in S. oxycephala ) and differs from S. papuensis by absence of an occipital pit (vs. presence of a shallow occipital pit). The taxonomic status of this specimen is unclear, and further studies are needed.
Randall JE, Eschmeyer WN. 2002. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scorpaenopsis: with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac Fishes 34: 1 - 79, I - XII.
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