Location: Dumaguete, Philippines
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Raggy Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis venosa
Raggy Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaenopsis venosa
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
└Scorpaenidae (Family)
└Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
└Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
└S. venosa (Species)
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