False scorpionfish

False scorpionfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Superfamily: Percoidea
Family: Centrogenyidae
Fowler, 1907[2]
Genus: Centrogenys
J. Richardson, 1842[1]
Species:
C. vaigiensis
Binomial name
Centrogenys vaigiensis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms[3]
  • Scorpaena vaigiensis
    Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

The false scorpionfish (Centrogenys vaigiensis), also known as prettyfins, is a species of perciform fish, the only species in genus Centrogenys, which in turn is the only genus in the family Centrogenyidae.[4] They are pale grey or brown and usually grow no longer than 25 cm (9.8 in). False scorpionfish are distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific, bounded by the Ryukyu Islands of Japan to the north and Australia to the south, the Nicobar Islands to the west and New Guinea to the east.

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Centrogenys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
  3. ^ "Centrogenys vaigiensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Centrogenys vaigiensis". FishBase. January 2010 version.