Filamentous scorpionfish

Hipposcorpaena filamentosa

Scorpionfish of Japanese Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

The filamentous scorpionfish (Hipposcorpaena filamentosus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Hipposcorpaena.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Hipposcorpaena
Maximum length: 3.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, Japan, Australia; the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

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