Raggy Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis venosa

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Max Weight

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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

Sri Lanka Seychelles Cambodia Papua New Guinea Australia West +28 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

grey

blue

purple

red

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Edible

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Venomous

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Danger to human

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