Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Devil Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Devil Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Size: up to 9in. (22 cm)
Depth: 6-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
└Scorpaenidae (Family)
└Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
└Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
└S. diabolus (Species)
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