Validity of the scorpionfish genus Hipposcorpaena Fowler and a redescription of H. filamentosa Fowler (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 210-218

  Motomura, Hiroyuki ^a   Senou, Hiroshi ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genus; Hipposcorpaena; Hipposcorpaena filamentosa; Redescription; Scorpaenidae

Indexed keywords

SCORPAENIDAE; SCORPAENIFORMES;

EID: 29144490822     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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