Phenacoscorpius

Phenacoscorpius is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Phenacoscorpius
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Scorpaeninae
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Phenacoscorpius

Fowler, 1938

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Phenacoscorpius adenensis Norman, 1939
  • Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin & Mandritsa, 1992 [3]
  • Phenacoscorpius longilineatus Motomura, Causse & Struthers, 2012 [2]
  • Phenacoscorpius longirostris Motomura & Last, 2009 (Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish)
  • Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938 (Noline scorpionfish)
  • Phenacoscorpius nebris Eschmeyer, 1965 (Short-tube scorpionfish)
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Phenacoscorpius in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Struthers, C.D. (2012): Phenacoscorpius longilineatus, a New Species of Deepwater Scorpionfish from the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and the First Records of Phenacoscorpius adenensis from the Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Species Diversity, 17 (2): 151–160.
  3. Motomura, H., Kanehira, N. & Imamura, H. (2012): Redescription of a Poorly Known Southeastern Pacific Scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin and Mandrytsa. Species Diversity, 17 (2): 145-150.


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