Scorpaenopsis furneauxi
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi, Furneaux scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Western Pacific.[1]
| Scorpaenopsis furneauxi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. furneauxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Whitley, 1959 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Capt. Tobias Furneaux, an English navigator and Royal Navy officer who accompanied Captain James Cook on the second voyage of exploration, which included Australia, where this species happens to occur.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 9.6 cm (3.8 in). [3]
References
- 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 (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 9): Suborder SCORPAENOIDEI: Family SCORPAENIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Scorpaenopsis furneauxi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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