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Spotted Scorpionfish

Scorpaena plumieri

Photo by BenHoldridge
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A large venomous fish that I nearly swam into.

Habitat:

Silty patch reef in the middle keys.

Notes:

Only the symmetry of the tail lobes allowed me to spot it, and keep my girlfriend from going over it.

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Comments (1)
Maria dB
Lucky that you spotted it in time - great spotting!

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PublishedSeptember 23, 2014

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