Kingdom Animalia Genus Scorpaenopsis Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Scorpaenidae Scientific name Scorpaenopsis possi Higher classification Scorpaenopsis Order Scorpaeniformes | |
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Similar Scorpaenopsis, Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis neglecta, Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Parascorpaena mossambica | ||
Poss's scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis possi, is a scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 19.4 cm in length. Its species is named for S. G. Poss. This species lives from 1 to 40 m (3.3 to 131.2 ft) deep on rock and coral sea floors.
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