Scorpaenopsis gilchristi, also known as Gilchrist's scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis |
| Species: | S. gilchristi
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| Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (J. L. B. Smith, 1957)
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1866-1926), as the describer considered him the “father of South African ichthyology and the pioneer investigator of the rich resources of our seas”[3]
Description
editThis species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in). [4]
References
edit- ^ Motomura, H., Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. (2018). "Scorpaenopsis gilchristi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T114178375A115876609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114178375A115876609.en. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Eschmeyer, W.N., 1986. Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 9): Suborder SCORPAENOIDEI: Family SCORPAENIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaenopsis gilchristi". FishBase. February 2015 version.