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Related FAQs: Sculpins,
Related Articles: Lionfish & Their Relatives, the subfamily Choridactylinae
(Inimicinae), Family
Platycephalidae, the Crocodilefishes or Flatheads,
Subfamily
Synanceinae, the Stonefishes, Subfamily Tetraroginae, Sailback
Scorpionfishes or Wasp Fishes, Family
Triglidae, the Searobins or Gurnards, Hemitripterids,
/A Diversity of Aquatic Life
The
Sculpins (Including "Freshwater
Lionfishes"),
Family
Cottidae
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By Bob Fenner
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Scorpaenichthys
marmoratus
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Scorpionfishes:
Lionfishes & Much More for Marine Aquariums
Diversity, Selection & Care
New eBook on Amazon: Available
here
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by Robert (Bob) Fenner |
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Including the semi-notorious "Freshwater Lionfishes",
| Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Girard 1854, the
Cabezon. Northeastern Pacific coast; Alaska to Baja California
(coldwater). To three feet in length. Found on rocky to sandy
shores. Eat crabs, fish, mollusks. Flesh good to eat, but eggs/roe
are toxic. Aquarium photo. |
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
Lewis, David H. 1978. Breeding Cottus bairdi, a freshwater
Sculpin. TFH 4/78.
Scorpionfishes:
Lionfishes & Much More for Marine Aquariums
Diversity, Selection & Care
New eBook on Amazon: Available
here
New Print Book on Create Space: Available
here
by Robert (Bob) Fenner |
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