Common name | Melliss's scorpionfish |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Saint Helena Island |
Locality | |
Ref. | Edwards, A., 1990 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | morphology |
1st modifier | person (eponym) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Scorpionfishes get their name as many have venomous spines which can inflict very painful wounds (Ref. 5288). |