Q. With reference to flower scorpionfish, consider the following statements:
1. It belongs to the order of ray-finned fish that is also known as Scorpaeniforme.
2. This fish species is found only in the Pacific Ocean.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Researchers have discovered a unique, lesser-known fish species named Hoplosebastes Armatus in the Indian Ocean.This fish species was till now thought to be found only in the Pacific Ocean.
Statement 1 is correct: Hoplosebastes Armatus is also known as the flower scorpionfish. It belongs to the order of ray-finned fish that is also known as Scorpaeniforme.
Statement 2 is incorrect: This fish was first discovered in the Pacific Ocean off Japan almost a century ago in 1929. The species has now been found in the Indian Ocean in Digha, West Bengal and Paradip in Odisha.
Source: Fish species found only in the Pacific, discovered in the Bay of Bengal
