Scorpaenidae
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The Scorpaenidae are a family of mostly marine fishes 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 c
Scorpionfish Nick Hobgood
Scorpaena scrofa
Pterois radiata
Sebastes nebulosus
Cabezon (fish)
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The cabezon is a large species of sculpin native to the Pacific coast of North America. Although the generic name translates literally as "scorpion fish", true scorpionfish belong to the related famil
Scorpaenidae
…with venomous mucus. They are widespread in tropical and temperate seas, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. They should not be confused with the cabezones, of the genus Scorpaenichthys, which belong to a separate, though related, family, Cottidae. Scorpaenidae was described as a family in 1826 by the…
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
A medium-sized cabezon with grey-brown coloration caught near Pacifica, California
A cabezon resting on a rocky reef, with clear cirrus above the eyes, courtesy of the National Marine Fisheries Service