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tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala)
Subject: tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala)
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Tassled scorpionfish at Shaab Claudia - tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala).JPG
Resolution: 3677x2758 File Size: 3108437 Bytes Date: 2010:11:25 17:57:42 Camera: Canon PowerShot G11 (Canon) F number: f/8.0 Exposure: 1/60 sec Focal Length: 12074/1000 Upload Date: 2017:02:18 23:42:34

tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala)


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English: Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) waiting it's prey at night at Shaab Claudia Reef (Red Sea, Egypt)
Date 25 November 2010, 17:57:42
Author Alexander Vasenin
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tassled_scorpionfish_at_Shaab_Claudia.JPG

The tasseled scorpionfish, or small-scaled scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It can reach a maximum length of 36 cm and can vary considerably in color. Adults are bearded with a number of tassels below the jaw.

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Scientific Name: Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849)
Common Names:
English – Tasseled Scorpionfish, Smallscale Scorpionfish
French – Faux Poisson-pierre, Poisson-scorpion à Houppes, Rascasse à Filaments
Synonyms: Scorpaena oxycephalus Bleeker, 1849

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