Location: Komodo, Indonesia
Tasseled Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Tasseled Scorpionfish
Also known as: Smallscale Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Taiwan, Red Sea
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
└Scorpaenidae (Family)
└Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
└Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
└S. oxycephala (Species)
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