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Parascorpaena mossambica in life
In life — Mozambique Scorpionfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Pauline Fey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pauline Fey
BPBM 21733Ichthyology

Parascorpaena mossambica

Mozambique Scorpionfish

As recorded: Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855)

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by
M.M. Smith
Date
June 22, 1977
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal; Sodwana Bay; Jesser Point; tidepools
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
16 Bishop specimens of Parascorpaena mossambica · collected 1971–1982Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 22, 1977, M.M. Smith also collected 4 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Parascorpaena mossambica. BPBM 21733. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37904306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21733.

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