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Ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis)
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Ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis) specimen
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Scorpaenidae

Ambon scorpionfish

Pteroidichthys amboinensis

Scorpionfish Reaching Twelve Centimeters

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

Ambon scorpionfish is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: from southern Japan (except Ryukyu Islands), Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia, Taiwan, India, and the Red Sea.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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