Scorpaenopsis papuensis

Scorpaenidae
Papua Scorpionfish
  • Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Murion Is, WA, Photo: Andrew Green
    Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Murion Is, WA, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Scorpaenopsis papuensis, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Moderately-humped back and prominent skin tassels on underside of head. Very similar S. oxycephala (Smallscale Scorpionfish) has smaller scales, and S. venosa (Raggy Scorpionfish) may have large cirri above eyes. Field identification difficult.
Information
  • Max Size: 25 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 20.6-30.4°C
  • Depth: 4-40m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (2% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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