Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian 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) 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
        └Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
         └S. macrochir (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277527🔗
iNaturalist ID: 530799🔗

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