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The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As their name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. The family is a large one, with hundreds of members.
Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus, the tasseled scorpionfish, or small-scaled scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It has a wide distribution in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the largest species in its genus.
Scorpaeninae is a subfamily of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes, it includes the scorpionfishes, the lionfishes and turkeyfishes. They bear venomous spines in the anal, dorsal and pelvic fins which can cause severe pain in envenomated humans.
Peruvian scorpionfish: southeast Pacific Scorpaena agassizii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896: longfin scorpionfish: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America Scorpaena albifimbria Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900: coral scorpionfish: southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to Curaçao and probably northern South America
Scorpaena scrofa is the largest eastern Atlantic scorpion fish. [7] Its colouration ranges from brick red to a light pink, and it has dark-coloured blotches on its body. It has venomous spines, and can achieve a maximum weight around 3 kg (6.6 lb). [3] It can grow to a maximum length of 50 cm (20 in), but is commonly around 30 cm (12 in). [3]
Setarchinae: Deepwater scorpionfish, Setarches guentheri Sebastinae: Rose fish, Sebastes norvegicus Scorpaenidae: Longspine scorpionfish, Pontinus longispinis. Order Scorpaeniformes. Suborder Scorpaenoidei. Superfamily Congiopodoidea. Family Aploactinidae Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Velvetfishes) Family Congiopodidae Gill, 1889 (Racehorses ...
The cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) is a large species of sculpin native to the Pacific coast of North America.Although the genus name translates literally as "scorpion fish", true scorpionfish (such as lionfish) belong to the related family Scorpaenidae.
Pacific spotted scorpionfish (Scorpaena mystes), or the stone scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the ...