TASSLED SCORPIONFISH

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849)

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  - Ray-finned fishes +
    - Scorpion fishes +
      - Scorpionfishes or rockfishes +
        
        Scorpaenopsis +
        
        Tassled scorpionfish
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Inhabits clear-water outer reef slopes and channels from depths of 1 to at least 35 m, in areas with mixed rock and coral substrates. Venomous spines.

	Camponotus curviscapus Emery, 1896
	Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) Yellowfin tuna
	Plagiotremus laudandus subsp. flavus Smith-Vaniz, 1976
	Anodontostoma thailandiae Wongratana, 1983 Thai gizzard shad
	Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) European common tree frog

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