Papua Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis papuensis
Scientific name: Scorpaenopsis papuensis
![Papua Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis papuensis](https://media.australian.museum/media/dd/images/spapuensis_big.a869929.width-1600.605538c.jpg)
A Papua Scorpionfish at a depth of 12 m, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 31 October 2009.
Image: Ian Shaw
© Ian Shaw
© Ian Shaw
A Papua Scorpionfish at a depth of 12 m, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 31 October 2009.
Notes
Thank you to Dr Hiroyuki Motomura for identifying the fish in the image. Hiro stated "It has a flat occiput (the area behind the eyes), versus a very deep occipital pit in Scorpaenopsis venosa."