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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes
Subfamily: Pteroinae
Genus: Parapterois

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Henke, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Parapterois heterura (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Henke, M.
 
Parapterois heterura
[Blackfoot firefish]

Photo by Saravanan, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Parapterois macrura (Alcock, 1896)

Photo by Saravanan, R.
 
Parapterois macrura
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2 Species of Family Scorpaenidae with Genus Parapterois
(Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1856 Parapterois heterura Blackfoot firefish Indo-West Pacific 38 TL
1896 Parapterois macrura Indian Ocean 12.4 SL



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