Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) 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
        └Scorpaenodes (Genus)
         └S. caribbaeus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 274743🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131446🔗

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