Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish
Scorpaena mystes
Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish
Also known as: Stone Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaena mystes
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
        └Scorpaena (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Scorpionfishes

Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish



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