Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Raggy Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis venosa
Raggy Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenopsis venosa
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef
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. venosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218106🔗
iNaturalist ID: 119424🔗

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