false scorpionfish

noun

false scorpionfish

noun

Etymology From false + scorpionfish, as opposed to the 'true' scorpionfishes in the family Scorpaenidae; whereas this species is in Centrogenyidae.

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Centrogenys vaigiensis, the only described species in the family Centrogenyidae, which very closely resemble scorpionfish.

Related terms
Centrogenys vaigiensis

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