Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) 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
        └Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
         └S. oxycephala (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277531🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1556597🔗

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