Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
        └Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
         └S. oxycephala (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277531🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1556597🔗

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