Cozumel, Mexico
Bonaire
Florent's Guide To The
South Florida Reefs
Reef Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
Reef Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Gulf of America, Bermuda, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
└Scorpaenidae (Family)
└Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
└Scorpaenodes (Genus)
└S. caribbaeus (Species)
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