Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotted Scorpionfish
Scorpaena plumieri
Spotted Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaena plumieri
Size: 7 to 15 in. (18 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 5-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
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
        └Scorpaena (Genus)
         └S. plumieri (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159564🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49244🔗

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