Scorpaenines 3

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The Rockfishes and Scorpionfishes of the Subfamily Scorpaeninae, Family Scorpaenidae, Part 3

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Genus Scorpaenopsis:

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Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins 1901, Titan Scorpionfish. Long third dorsal spine. Hawaiian island endemic. Due to its high regard as a food fish, its populations have been decimated by spearfishers. To twenty inches long. Big Island pix.

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Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier 1829), the False Scorpionfish. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea to Hawai'i, Micronesia, Australia. To 30cm. Right, in Hawai'i. Below: N. Sulawesi images.


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Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, the Tasseled Scorpionfish Have prominent tassels of skin on lower head and a long sloping head. Adults lack cirri around eyes

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Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier 1829), Papuan Scorpionfish. To ten inches in length. Indo-pan Pacific. Adult and juvenile in Fiji.

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Scorpaenopsis possi, Poss's Scorpionfish. Of the genus has a short snout, fewer pectoral fin rays (17 vs. 19, 20). Small or absent eye cirri. Red Sea, E. Africa to Polynesia, Australia and ROC.

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Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829), the Raggy Scorpionfish. Indo-West Pacific; East Africa to the Philippines, down to Australia. To a foot in length. Often found lying on top of soft corals and sponges, disguised, waiting for a meal to come by. Shown here atop some Xeniid in the Gilis, Lombok, and N. Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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