Flower Scorpionfish | 14 Oct 2021
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Recently, a fish species named Flower Scorpionfish (Hoplosebastes Armatus) which was only found in the Pacific Ocean has been discovered in the Indian Ocean.
- The rise in the temperature of sea water due to global warming might have induced the migration of this species from different regions.
Key Points 
- About
- It belongs to the order of ray-finned fish that are also known as Scorpaeniforme.
- It was discovered in the Pacific Ocean off Japan almost a century ago in 1929.
- Fish of the scorpionfish family are some of the most poisonous animals in the ocean
- The head of the species is comparatively large and greater than the body.
- The length of the species ranged from 75-127 mm, while its body width was from 14-22 mm.
- Scorpionfish blend in perfectly with their coral and rocky surroundings because of their mottled color patterns.
- It belongs to the order of ray-finned fish that are also known as Scorpaeniforme.
- Habitat
- Earlier, they were only found in the Pacific Ocean. However, its range now extends from the Northwest Pacific to the Indian Ocean
- Scorpaeniformes
- Also called mail-cheeked fish, any one of a group of bony fishes that are characterized by a plate of bone running across each cheek.
- They are widespread throughout the oceans of the world.
- They are believed to have originated in warm marine waters but have invaded temperate and even Arctic and Antarctic seas, as well as fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere.