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Jenkin's scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cacopsis)
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Ecological Illustration of Jenkin's scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cacopsis)
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Scorpaenidae

Jenkin's scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis cacopsis

Scorpionfish beneath Central Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Jenkin's scorpionfish is a marine fish from Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 51 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Perches and Allies
Family
Scorpaenidae
Genus
Scorpaenopsis
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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