Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Scorpaenidae (Family)
        └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
         └Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
          └S. cacopsis (Species)

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