Lionfish and Scorpionfish, Part 2
33 entries in the Lionfish and Scorpionfish, Part 2 compendium.
Red lionfishVenomous Indo-Pacific reef fish invasive in the Atlantic and Caribbean.Pterois russeliiVenomous Indo-Pacific lionfish with short dorsal spines and spotless fins.Pterois sphexVenomous Hawaiian lionfish endemic to seaward reefs and lagoons.Decoy scorpionfishA scorpionfish that lures prey with a fish-like dorsal fin.Filamentous scorpionfishA small, filament-finned scorpionfish, sole member of genus Hipposcorpaena.HipposcorpaenaMonotypic genus of small scorpionfish with filamented pectoral fins.Hipposcorpaena filamentosusA small, filament-finned scorpionfish, sole member of its genus.IdiastionA small genus of hump-backed scorpionfishes from Atlantic and Pacific oceans.IracundusThe only known member of its genus, with a unique luring dorsal fin.NeomerintheA genus of deep-water scorpionfishes found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.Neomerinthe hemingwayiA western Atlantic scorpionfish named for Ernest Hemingway.NeoscorpaenaMonotypic scorpionfish genus with a slit behind the gill arches.PhenacoscorpiusDeepwater scorpionfishes with an incomplete lateral line.PogonoscorpiusA little-known monotypic scorpionfish genus with a mental barbel.Pogonoscorpius sechellensisA rare scorpionfish known from only two specimens in the Seychelles.PontinusA genus of scorpionfishes found in tropical and warm temperate oceans.PteroidichthysA genus of scorpionfishes found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.RhinopiasVenomous Indo-Pacific scorpionfishes with compressed bodies and a high aquarium value.ScorpaenaA genus of venomous scorpionfishes found in tropical and warm temperate oceans.ScorpaenodesA circum-tropical genus of spiny-headed scorpionfishes.ScorpaenopsisA genus of scorpionfishes found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.SebastapistesA genus of small scorpionfishes from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Spinycheek scorpionfishA western Atlantic scorpionfish named for Ernest Hemingway.Spotfin scorpionfishThe only member of the genus Neoscorpaena, found in the western Indian Ocean.TaenianotusA monotypic scorpionfish genus with a leaf-like appearance and wide Indo-Pacific range.Taenianotus triacanthusA leaf-like ambush predator with venom weaker than lionfish.ThysanichthysMonotypic scorpionfish genus with fringed skin filaments.HelicolenusA genus of rockfishes with spiny heads and commercial importance.HozukiusA rare genus of rockfishes from the northwestern Pacific.SebastiscusSea ruffes resembling rockfishes but smaller, with distinct pattern.AdelosebastesMonotypic deepwater scorpionfish genus from the northern Pacific Ocean.Adelosebastes latensA deepwater scorpionfish from the Emperor Seamounts and Aleutian Islands.TrachyscorpiaA genus of venomous, deep-dwelling rockfishes found worldwide.
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