''Scorpis'' is a

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of marine

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

from the

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Scorpididae which are native to the eastern

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and the

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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Scorpis aequipinnis'' J. Richardson, 1848 ( sea sweep) * ''

Scorpis chilensis ''Scorpis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Family (biology), family Scorpididae which are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Scorpis aequipinn ...

'' Guichenot, 1848 * '' Scorpis georgiana''

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, 1832 ( banded sweep) * '' Scorpis lineolata'' Kner, 1865 ( silver sweep) * '' Scorpis violacea'' ( F. W. Hutton, 1873) (

blue maomao The blue maomao (''Scorpis violacea''), also known as the violet sweep, blue sweep or hardbelly, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the subfamily Scorpidinae, part of the sea chub family Kyphosidae. It is native to the southwest ...

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References

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