Phenacoscorpius

Phenacoscorpius is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the

Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Phenacoscorpius
Scientific classification
Species Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
Class: Actinopterygii
Phenacoscorpius adenensis Norman, 1939
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin & Mandritsa, 1992 [3]
Phenacoscorpius longilineatus Motomura, Causse & Family: Scorpaenidae
Struthers, 2012 [2] Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Phenacoscorpius longirostris Motomura & Last, 2009
(Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish) Genus: Phenacoscorpius
Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938 (Noline Fowler, 1938
scorpionfish)
Phenacoscorpius nebris Eschmeyer, 1965 (Short-tube scorpionfish)

References
1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Phenacoscorpius (http://www.fishba
se.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=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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