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Family Scorpaenidae or the scorpionfishes are well known for their weird looking shape with the venomous spine to protect themselves from predators. But there was one scorpionfish that does not look “weird” or “spiny” as are the other members of the family. And yes, I am talking about the Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus).
The Leaf Scorpionfish is of Monotypic Genus, consisting of only one species, widely distributed in Indo-Pacific Region. It could be found from East Africa to Galapagos Island[1], as north as southern Japan to French – Polynesia and as south as Australia. They are found in pairs, but sometimes also observed singly or in a small group at depths from 1-134 meters. They are also known as Paper fish, Leaf fish, or flat Scorpionfish, due to their deep compressed body.
In the aquarium, these fish demonstrate similar behavior as in nature. They do not hide secre...
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【南美枯葉魚Monocirrhus polyacanthus】
水產分類:台灣常見的大陸水產品圖說中文名稱:南美枯葉魚學名:Monocirrhuspolyacanthus科別名稱:命名學者:Heckel1840