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Pteropterus cinctus

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae

Pteropterus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is one of several genera in the subfamily Pteroinae which are colloquially referred to as "lionfish". Taxonomy The genus Pteropterus was described by William Swainson in 1839.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 1

Sources and credits

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