Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Plumed Scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis
Plumed Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Scorpaena grandicornis
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 2-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida
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. grandicornis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 274711🔗
iNaturalist ID: 53569🔗

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