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Spinycheek Scorpionfish

Neomerinthe hemingwayi

Classification

The spinycheek scorpionfish (Neomerinthe hemingwayi), also known as Hemingway's scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy The spinycheek scorpionfish was first formally described in 1935 by the American ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler with the type locality given as around 70 miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, USA.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 15