Brachypterois

Brachypterois
Brachypterois serrulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Scorpaenoidei
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Pteroinae
Genus: Brachypterois
Fowler, 1938
Type species
Brachypterois serrulifer
Fowler, 1938
Synonyms
  • Ranipterois Whitley, 1951

Brachypterois is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.