- Grandfather hapuku
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Grandfather hapuku
Scorpaena cardinalisScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Scorpaenidae Genus: Scorpaena Species: S. cardinalis Binomial name Scorpaena cardinalis
Solander & Richardson, 1842The eastern red scorpionfish, grandfather hapuku, New Zealand scorpionfish, or New Zealand red rock cod, Scorpaena cardinalis, is a scorpionfish of the family Scorpaenidae, found in New Zealand and southern Australia.
References
- "Scorpaena cardinalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=166844. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Scorpaena cardinalis" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Categories:- Scorpaena
- Viviparous fish
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