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Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (oxycephala)



Tassled scorpionfish

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Classification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Latin name : Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (oxycephala) ()
Synonyms :
Classification : Scorpaenidae ( Scorpionfishes )
 
Name : Poisson-scorpion ? houppes
Rascasse tête plate
Name : Tassled scorpionfish
smallscale scorpionfish
Identification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Main identification characters
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Coloration variant du brun au rouge tacheté.

Taille max. : 36 cm.
Possible confusions
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Ressemble à S. venosa (absent de la Mer Rouge), S.barbata (Côte des Somalies) et S. gibbosa (Mer Rouge et océan indien occidental).
Biology   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
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Distribution   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
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Coral
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Souvent posé sur le corail entre 1 et 60 m.
Geographical distribution
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Mer Rouge et Mer d'Arabie.
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Bibliography   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Découvrir la mer Rouge et l'océan Indien
Steven Weinberg
Editions Nathan 1996, 1997
Guide du récif corallien de Mer Rouge
Helmut Debelius
PLB Editions, 1998
La Mer Rouge
Andrea Ghisotti
Bonechi, 1999
Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 1/11/2003

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