Scorpaenopsis cotticeps, the sculpin 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 Ocean.[2]
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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. cotticeps
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| Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in). [3]
References
edit- ^ Motomura, H., Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. (2018). "Scorpaenopsis cotticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T114178331A115874674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114178331A115874674.en. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis cotticeps". FishBase. February 2015 version.