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King scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis gigas)
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King scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis gigas) specimen
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Scorpaenidae

King scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis gigas

Scorpionfish beneath Taiwanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

King scorpionfish is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 30.7 cm.

Maximum length
30.7 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Japan, eastern Taiwan and western Thailand (Andaman Sea),

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