Sebastapistes strongia

Sebastapistes strongia, the barchin scorpionfish, is a scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific.[2] The species is commonly seen in areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons, and channels. The species is nocturnal and can grow to a maximum length of 60 mm (2.4 in)[3]

Sebastapistes strongia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Sebastapistes
Species:
S. strongia
Binomial name
Sebastapistes strongia
(G. Cuvier, 1829)[2]
Synonyms
  • Kantapus oglinus Smith, 1947
  • Phenacoscorpius nebulosus Smith, 1958
  • Scorpaena oglinus Smith, 1947
  • Scorpaena strongia Cuvier, 1829
  • Scorpaena tristis Klunzinger, 1870
  • Sebastapistes oglinus Smith, 1947
  • Sebastapistes tristis Klunzinger, 1870

References
  1. Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Sebastapistes strongia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69920296A70010045. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69920296A70010045.en. Downloaded on 20 July 2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 04, 2012
  3. Fish base Retrieved July 04, 2012


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