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Scorpis

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Scorpis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Scorpididae which are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyKyphosidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Specimen records
82
With media
10
Family
Kyphosidae
Collections
NMV, USNM, SIO, CAS, ANSP, NHMUK
Recorded in
Australia, New Zealand, United States, Japan, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Scorpidinae
Image
Scorpis violacea (Blue maomao).jpg
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Commons category
Scorpis
taxon name
Scorpis
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Category:Scorpis
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Encyclopedic overview

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Scorpis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Scorpididae which are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: Scorpis aequipinnis J. Richardson, 1848 (sea sweep) Scorpis chilensis Guichenot, 1848 Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes, 1832 (banded sweep) Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865 (silver sweep) Scorpis violacea (F. W. Hutton, 1873) (blue maomao)

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