Madeira rockfish | |
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Scorpaena maderensis in the waters off Croatia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Scorpaena |
Species: | S. maderensis
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Binomial name | |
Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833
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Synonyms[2] | |
The Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) is a species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in the genus Scorpaena, found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[2][3] This species reaches a length of around 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.[2] The species was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1833 after a specimen from Madeira.[4] Although S. maderensis is well represented in the areas that it is found, many key aspects of its biology are still unknown.[5]