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Barbfish
Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829
Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829 is a spiny fish native to the western Atlant…
Cook's Scorpionfish
Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842
Scorpaena cardinalis is a small toxic spiny bottom-dwelling fish found in southw…
Madeira Scorpionfish
Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833
Scorpaena maderensis, the Madeira rockfish, is a venomous cryptobenthic fish fou…
Southern Red Scorpionfish
Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
Scorpaena papillosa is a marine scorpaenid fish found around New Zealand and sou…
Eastern Red Scorpionfish
Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, 1866
Scorpaena jacksoniensis is a scorpionfish endemic to temperate seas of southeast…
Western Red Scorpionfish
Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau, 1875
Scorpaena sumptuosa is a scorpionfish species endemic to Western Australia’s coa…
Devil Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis diabolus is a venomous, biofluorescent marine fish found across th…
Titan Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins, 1901
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis is a large, camouflaged solitary ambush scorpionfish foun…
Smallscale Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849)
This is a description of the largest scorpionfish in the genus Scorpaenopsis, Sc…
Ambon Scorpionfish
Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker, 1856
Pteroidichthys amboinensis is a small demersal scorpionfish found across the Ind…
Weedy Scorpionfish
Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892)
Rhinopias frondosa, the weedy scorpionfish, is a small reef fish with distinctiv…
Paddle-flap Scorpionfish
Rhinopias eschmeyeri Condé, 1977
Eschmeyer's scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri) is a distinct scorpionfish found…
Cheekspot Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes evides (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)
Scorpaenodes evides is a small Indo-Pacific demersal reef fish with distinct fin…
Speckled Scorpionfish
Sebastapistes coniorta Jenkins, 1903
Sebastapistes coniorta is a reef-associated fish found in the Eastern Central Pa…
Yellowspotted Scorpionfish
Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
Sebastapistes cyanostigma is a small Indo-Pacific scorpionfish found on shallow …
Leaf Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus Lacepède, 1802
Taenianotus triacanthus, the leaf scorpionfish, is a small, leaf-like reef fish …
Common Lionfish
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous Indo-Pacific coral reef fish t…
Plaintail Lionfish
Pterois russelii Bennett, 1831
Pterois russelii, or Russell's lionfish, is an Indo-Pacific lionfish species wit…
Indian Lionfish
Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828)
Pterois miles, the common lionfish, is an Indo-Pacific lionfish that has become …
Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829)
Dendrochirus zebra, the zebra turkeyfish, is a striped Indo-Pacific scorpaenid f…
Clearfin Lionfish
Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829
Pterois radiata, the clearfin lionfish, is a venomous Indo-Pacific lionfish dist…
Spotfin Lionfish
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787)
Pterois antennata is an Indo-West Pacific reef lionfish with venomous spines, co…
Twinspot Lionfish
Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fowler, 1938)
Dendrochirus biocellatus is a small lionfish that lives on Indo-Pacific coral re…
Leopard Searobin
Prionotus scitulus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Leopard sea robin (Prionotus scitulus) is a marine ray-finned sea robin found in…
