Grandfather hapuku

Grandfather hapuku
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaena
Species: S. cardinalis
Binomial name
Scorpaena cardinalis

The 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. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
    • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, 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
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