Scorpaenodes minor

Scorpaenodes minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Scorpaenodes
Species: S. minor
Binomial name
Scorpaenodes minor
(J. L. B. Smith, 1958)

Scorpaenodes minor, the minor scorpionfish, is a species of scorpionfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 5 cm (2.0 in). This fish has venomous spines.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Scorpaenodes minor" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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