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Scorpaenidae

Eschmeyer's Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri

Scorpionfish beneath New Caledonia

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Eschmeyer's Scorpionfish is a marine fish of Southwestern Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 7.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenopsis
Maximum length: 7.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Fiji and New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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