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Scorpis

Scorpis
Scorpis violacea (Blue maomao).jpg
Blue maomao (S. violacea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Scorpis
Valenciennes, 1832
Type species
Scorpis georgianus
Valenciennes, 1832
Synonyms
  • Agenor Castelnau, 1879
  • Juvenella Whitley, 1948
  • Neptotichthys F. W. Hutton, 1890

Scorpis is a genus of sea chubs native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

The currently recognized species in this genus are:


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