Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Reef Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
Reef Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Gulf of America, Bermuda, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
        └Scorpaenodes (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Scorpionfishes

Reef Scorpionfish

Coral Scorpionfish

Plumed Scorpionfish

Mushroom Scorpionfish

Spotted Scorpionfish



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