Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Barchin Scorpionfish
Sebastapistes strongia
Barchin Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Sebastapistes strongia
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, 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
        └Sebastapistes (Genus)
         └S. strongia (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218115🔗
iNaturalist ID: 450568🔗

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