Reef Scorpionfish Scorpaenodes caribbaeus

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Scorpaenidae [family]

Scorpaenodes [genus] (3)

caribbaeus [species]

Classification

Scorpaenidae [family]

Scorpaenodes [genus] (3)

caribbaeus [species]

Names

English name	Reef Scorpionfish
Valid name	Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Scorpaeniformes [order] Scorpionfishes and Flatheads
      - Scorpaenidae [family] Scorpionfishes or Rockfishes
        
        Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 [genus]
        
        Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 [species] Reef Scorpionfish