Western scorpionfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Scorpaena |
Species: | S. onaria |
Binomial name | |
Scorpaena onaria D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 |
Western scorpionfish (Scorpaena onaria) is a fish belonging to the Scorpaenidae family. It is red in color. It grows to about 30 inches in length with large, broad pectoral fins and no swim bladder. They are found in the Pacific ocean near Japan.