Scorpaenopsis gilchristi, Gilchrist's scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes.

It is found in the western Indian Ocean.

[2] The fish is named in honor of John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1866-1926), as the describer considered him the "father of South African ichthyology and the pioneer investigator of the rich resources of our seas"[3] This species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in).

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