Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Bluntsnout scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis obtusa
Bluntsnout scorpionfish
Also known as: Shortsnout Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenopsis obtusa
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
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. obtusa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277529🔗
iNaturalist ID: 530800🔗

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