Scorpaena afuera

Peruvian scorpionfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Scorpaenidae Genus: Scorpaena Species: S. afuerae
Binomial name
Scorpaena afuerae

The Peruvian scorpionfish, Scorpaena afuera, belongs to the Scorpaenidae family of marine fish. The fish's body is able to cope well with variations in its operating environment with minimal damage, alteration or loss of functionality. Its dorsal fin is arched, its head is depressed, it has a distinctive occipital fossa on the back of the neck, and it is 35 centimeters long. Its body is red with stripes and spots. The fish lives in the southeast Pacific.[1]

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