Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi, Rama Rao's scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific from Pakistan to New Britain and Papua New Guinea.[2]
| Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. ramaraoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of the late Kaza V. Rama Rao who assisted the authors in the early research on Scorpaenopsis.[3]
Description
editThis species reaches a length of 20.8 cm (8.2 in).[4]
References
edit- ^ Motomura, H. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155010A115260866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155010A4694327.en. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Randall, J.E and W.N. Eschmeyer, 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (34):79 p.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (12 November 2023). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 9): Suborder SCORPAENOIDEI: Family SCORPAENIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 6.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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