
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis
Titan Scorpionfish
As recorded: Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins, 1901
Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- July 2, 1967
- Locality
- Oahu; NW side; Waimea Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 87 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-25.

2026-04-25
Wailea, Wailea-Makena, HI 96753, USA
(c) hewittdoesit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-08
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Rad Dad Chad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-15
Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) nickmeyers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-27
Firehouse
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis. BPBM 13733. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38628511. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13733.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38628511 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
