Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Ambon Scorpionfish
Pteroidichthys amboinensis
Ambon Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Pteroidichthys amboinensis
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
        └Pteroidichthys (Genus)
         └P. amboinensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282501🔗
iNaturalist ID: 318018🔗

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