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Raggy Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis venosa

Seabook: Raggy Scorpionfish

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Max Weight

Max Depth

95 m

Description

Scorpaenopsis venosa is a Scorpionfish. Description Adults are best recognized by the tiny light-blue ocelli scattered over the body, and dark triangle below the eye. Small juveniles have three distinctive white spots along the back. A deep quadrangular occipital pit, its anterior edge, as viewed dorsally, with a slight ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

white
brown
grey
blue
purple
red

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Social Behaviour

Solitary

Venomous

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Danger to human

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