Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Barbfish
Scorpaena brasiliensis
Barbfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaena brasiliensis
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 5-300 ft. (2-90 m)
Distribution: Florida, 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. brasiliensis (Species)

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