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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily) Scorpionfishes
        └Scorpaena (Genus)
         └S. mystes (Species)
WoRMS ID: 274726🔗
iNaturalist ID: 112345🔗

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