Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Scorpaenidae (Family)
        └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
         └Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
          └S. venosa (Species)

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