Flower scorpionfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Tribe: Scorpaenini
Genus: Hoplosebastes
P. J. Schmidt, 1929
Species:
H. armatus
Binomial name
Hoplosebastes armatus
P. J. Schmidt, 1929
Synonyms[1]
  • Hoplosebastes pristigenys Fowler, 1938

The flower scorpionfish (Hoplosebastes armatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is native to the Pacific Ocean around Japan and to the East China Sea. This species grows to a length of 12.3 centimetres (4.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Hoplosebastes armatus" in FishBase. August 2021 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). Species of Hoplosebastes in FishBase. August 2021 version.
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