Scorpaenodes minor

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.[2]

Scorpaenodes minor

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)

References
  1. Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Scorpaenodes minor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69918395A70009767. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69918395A70009767.en. Downloaded on 20 July 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Scorpaenodes minor" in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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