Scorpionfish
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see rockfish.
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Rockfish - member of the large family Scorpaenidae carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the temperate waters of the Pacific.
Spotted Scorpionfish Scorpaena plumieri
Resting quietly on the seabed, the spotted scorpionfish is almost invisible thanks to its mottled color and weedlike skin flaps that cover its head.
Some scorpionfish are also brightly colored and many have venomous dorsal spines.
Scorpionfishes get their name as many have venomous spines which can inflict very painful wounds.
References & Further Research ...
LIONFISH - SCORPIONFISH - STONEFISH
SUBORDER DACTYLOPTEROIDEI
helmet gurnards
SUBORDER PLATYCEPHALOIDEI
Includes deepwater flatheads, searobins, armored gurnards, spiny flatheads, flatheads ...
A Cheekspot Scorpionfish at Fly Point Marine Reserve
A Cheekspot Scorpionfish at North West Solitary Island
A Chevron Barracuda at Tijou Reef
A Chevroned Butterflyfish at Northern Small Detached Reef
A Cigar Wrasse at Fly Point ...
The lionfish (also known as the turkeyfish, tigerfish, dragonfish, scorpionfish, and butterfly cod) is a poisonous spiky fish found in the warmer waters of the western and central Pacific Ocean.
Grandfather Hapaku or Eastern Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis) hiding on the wall
A stunning nudibranch (Tambja verconis) Can you see the tiny fish too? Click to enbiggen.
Red Pigfish (Bodianus unimaculatus) ...
North Pacific, from Japan to the Gulf of California; a few species live in the South Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Relatives:
thornyheads, stonefishes, California scorpionfish; Family: Scorpaenidae (scorpionfish) ...
Rhinopias frondosa
Common name: weedy scorpionfish
Photo by Hiroyuki Tanaka ...
The firefish (Pterois volitans), also known as the lionfish, was first described in 1758 by Dutch naturalist Johan Frederick Gronovius. The firefish is a species of scorpionfish that has exquisite reddish brown, ...
majority of species, however in some mouthbrooding species (incubation occurs inside mouth for the purpose of protection, mostly among cichlids), fertilization occurs inside the mouth. In a few families, such as clinids , surfperches , scorpionfishes ...
 See also: Scorpion, Coral, Shark, Parrot, Shrimp
  
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