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Sawcheek Scorpionfishes
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Sawcheek Scorpionfishes

Brachypterois

Brachypterois is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Sawcheek Scorpionfish

speciesBrachypterois serrulata

Australian Sawcheek Scorpionfish

speciesBrachypterois curvispina

Sawmaxilla Scorpionfish

speciesBrachypterois serrulifer

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87068.