scorpionfish

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  • A new scorpionfish was one of hundreds of new species discovered during the international Census of Marine Life.

  • Kelp forests shelter huge red-lipped tree fish and scorpionfish.

  • Scorpionfish are robust, bottom-living, marine fish with well-developed fins and body spines.

  • Fish species found in the islands include many species of shark, ray, moray eel, bream, jack, grunt, scorpionfish, triggerfish, grouper, goby, and blenny.

  • The venom of the leaf scorpionfish is considerably weaker than that of the lionfish and stonefish.

  • As with other species of scorpionfish, the spines of the blackbelly rosefish contain toxic venom and have reportedly caused injuries to humans.

  • False scorpionfish occur on rocky bottoms and reefs, almost always those with ample seagrass covering.

  • False scorpionfish have 36 to 44 lateral line scales.

  • The tassled scorpionfish is an ambush predator that looks like part of a sea floor encrusted with coral and algae.

  • Most scorpionfish, such as the stonefish, wait in disguise for prey to pass them by before swallowing, while lionfish often ambush their prey.

  • Like many perciform fishes, scorpionfish are suction feeders that capture prey by rapidly projecting a suction field generated by expansion of the fish's buccal cavity.

  • In addition to the name scorpionfish, informal names for family members include firefish, turkeyfish, dragonfish, and stingfish, usually with adjectives added.

  • As the name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of sting in the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.

  • The camouflage of the tassled scorpionfish can prevent gobies from seeing them until it's too late.

  • Marine life is in abundance, including trigger fish, moray eels, angelfish, butterfly fish, groupers, parrotfish, wrasses, scorpionfish, pufferfish, damselfish, rays, snappers, green sea turtles, hawksbill turtles, and dolphins.

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