Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
        └Scorpaenopsis (Genus)

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