Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Titan Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis
Titan Scorpionfish
Also known as: Jenkin's Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenopsis cacopsis
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 6-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
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. cacopsis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277519🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121169🔗

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