Lythrichthys longimanus

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Lythrichthys longimanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Lythrichthys
Species:
L. longimanus
Binomial name
Lythrichthys longimanus
(Alcock 1894)
Synonyms
  • Setarches longimanus (Alcock, 1894)

Lythrichthys longimanus, the red deepwater scorpionfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Setarchinae, which is a part of the family Scorpaenidae.[1]

Taxonomy

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The red deepwater scorpionfish was formerly assigned to the genus Setarches. However, a 2021 study demonstrated it to be referrable to the newly resurrected genus Lythrichthys.[2][3]

References

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