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Aploactinidae
cock scorpionfish
Ptarmus gallus
Scorpionfish from the Red Sea
cock scorpionfish is a marine fish found around Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 3.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Aploactinidae
- Genus
- Ptarmus
- Maximum length
- 3.5 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: Eritrea, Red Sea.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

