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Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)

False stonefish
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Australia country information

Common names: Devil scorpionfish, False stonefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to North West Cape, Western Australia (also Tantabiddi Creek and Exmouth Gulf); Queensland (Lady Musgrave I.; the Great Barrier Reef, Capricorn Group, One Tree I.; Fairfax I.) (Ref. 2334); and, New South Wales at 28°39'S (Ref. 33390, 42181); Queensland (Ref. 90102). Also Ref. 1602, 37816.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Johnson, J.W., 1999
National Database:

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Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaenopsis: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

Biển Cùng sống ở rạn san hô; Mức độ sâu 1 - 70 m (Ref. 559).   Tropical; 32°N - 26°S

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