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Sculpin scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cotticeps)
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Sculpin scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cotticeps) specimen
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Scorpaenidae

Sculpin scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis cotticeps

Six Point Three Centimeters Scorpionfish of Philippine Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Sculpin scorpionfish is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 6.3 cm.

Maximum length
6.3 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Japan, Philippines, South China Sea, Queensland (Australia), Seychelles, Somalia, and the Gulf of Aden.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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