Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Flasher Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
Flasher Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenopsis macrochir
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Scorpaenidae (Family)
        └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
         └Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
          └S. macrochir (Species)

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