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Flasher Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis macrochir

Classification

The flasher scorpionfish ( Scorpaenopsis macrochir), or rough humpback scorpionfish is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The flasher scorpionfish was first formally described in 1910 by the Australian ichthyologist James Douglas Ogilby with the type locality given as Bulwer Island near Brisbane.

Distribution

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