Ursinoscorpaenopsis
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Ursinoscorpaenopsis is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. Its only species, Ursinoscorpaenopsis kitai, is native to the Pacific Ocean waters around Japan. This species grows to a length of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
Ursinoscorpaenopsis kitai was first formally described in 1996 by Tetsuji Nakabo and Umeyoshi Yamada and is known only from its type, which was collected in the East China Sea from a depth of Template:Cvt.[2] The genus name Ursinoscorpaeanopsis refers to its "bearlike shape" and is similar to Scorpaenopsis. The specific name honours the collector of the type Tsugiyoshi Kita of Nagasaki.[3]
The genus Ursinoscorpaenopsis differs from other scorpionfish genera by having a paranuchal spine, a supplemental spine on the last suborbital spine and non-fleshy, branched fin rays in the pectoral fin rays. It also has an orange-reddish body, lacks any teeth on the palatine, has a swimbladder, and possesses a supraneural and 5 unfused hypurals. This genus appears to be one of the more basal genera in the family Scorpaenidae.[4]
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