A new species of the scorpionfish genus Scorpaena (Scorpaenidae) from Izu Peninsula, Pacific coast of Japan

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1761-1772

  Motomura, H ^a   Senou, H ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; New species; Scorpaena; Scorpaenidae; Scorpionfish

Indexed keywords

SCORPAENA; SCORPAENIDAE;

EID: 42249113656     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01862.x     Document Type: Article

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