Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As the 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. They are widespread in tropical and temperate seas, but mostly found in the Indo-Pacific. They should not be confused with the cabezones, of the genus Scorpaenichthys, which belong to a separate, though related, family, Cottidae. Learn more about Scorpionfish
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
Ambon Scorpionfish (50 videos) | Pteroidichthys amboinensis | Not Available |
Australian Raven (13 videos) | Corvus coronoides | Least concern |
Bearded Scorpionfish (13 videos) | Scorpaenopsis barbata | Not Available |
Bigscale Scorpionfish (5 videos) | Scorpaena scrofa | Not Available |
Birdbeak Burrfish (10 videos) | Cyclichthys orbicularis | Not Available |
Black Scorpionfish (4 videos) | Scorpaena porcus | Not Available |
Bridled Burrfish (4 videos) | Chilomycterus antennatus | Not Available |
California Scorpionfish (13 videos) | Scorpaena guttata | Not Available |
Cockatoo Waspfish (16 videos) | Ablabys taenianotus | Not Available |
Common Raven (240 videos) | Corvus corax | Least concern |
Devil Scorpionfish (47 videos) | Scorpaenopsis diabolus | Not Available |
Dwarf Scorpionfish (3 videos) | Sebastapistes fowleri | Not Available |
Eschmeyer's Scorpionfish (45 videos) | Rhinopias eschmeyeri | Not Available |
Fan-tailed Raven (3 videos) | Corvus rhipidurus | Least concern |
Flasher Scorpionfish (5 videos) | Scorpaenopsis macrochir | Not Available |
Forest Raven (1 videos) | Corvus tasmanicus | Least concern |
Frillfin Turkeyfish (13 videos) | Pterois mombasae | Not Available |
Hawaiian Turkeyfish (8 videos) | Pterois sphex | Not Available |
Humpback Scorpionfish (9 videos) | Scorpaenopsis gibbosa | Not Available |
Lacy Scorpionfish (39 videos) | Rhinopias aphanes | Not Available |
Leaf Scorpionfish (181 videos) | Taenianotus triacanthus | Not Available |
Lionfish (1149 videos) | Pterois andover | Not Available |
Luna Lionfish (5 videos) | Pterois lunulata | Not Available |
Mozambique Scorpionfish (1 videos) | Parascorpaena mossambica | Not Available |
Northern Scorpionfish (2 videos) | Parascorpaena picta | Not Available |
Orange Scorpionfish (2 videos) | Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps | Not Available |
Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish (21 videos) | Scorpaena mystes | Not Available |
Papuan Scorpionfish (2 videos) | Scorpaenopsis papuensis | Not Available |
Poss's Scorpionfish (6 videos) | Scorpaenopsis possi | Not Available |
Radial Lionfish (25 videos) | Pterois radiata | Not Available |
Raggy Scorpionfish (4 videos) | Scorpaenopsis venosa | Not Available |
Red Lionfish (258 videos) | Pterois volitans | Not Available |
Red Scorpionfish (3 videos) | Pontinus furcirhinus | Not Available |
Reef Scorpionfish (24 videos) | Scorpaenodes caribbaeus | Not Available |
Scorpionfish (879 videos) | Parapterois macrura | Not Available |
Sea Raven (1 videos) | Hemitripterus villosus | Not Available |
Shortfin Turkeyfish (32 videos) | Dendrochirus brachypterus | Not Available |
Spineblotch Scorpionfish (1 videos) | Sebastapistes mauritiana | Not Available |
Spotbase Burrfish (6 videos) | Cyclichthys spilostylus | Not Available |
Spotfin Burrfish (8 videos) | Chilomycterus reticulatus | Not Available |
Spotted Burrfish (11 videos) | Chilomycterus atringa | Not Available |
Spotted Scorpionfish (24 videos) | Scorpaena plumieri | Not Available |
Stingfish (1 videos) | Inimicus brachyrhynchus | Not Available |
Sturgeon Poacher (4 videos) | Podothecus accipenserinus | Not Available |
Tassled Scorpionfish (30 videos) | Scorpaenopsis oxycephala | Not Available |
Thick-billed Raven (6 videos) | Corvus crassirostris | Least concern |
Tubenose Poacher (3 videos) | Pallasina barbata | Not Available |
Two-stick Stingfish (4 videos) | Inimicus filamentosus | Not Available |
Twospot Turkeyfish (12 videos) | Dendrochirus biocellatus | Not Available |
Web Burrfish (7 videos) | Chilomycterus antillarum | Not Available |
Weedy Scorpionfish (37 videos) | Rhinopias frondosa | Not Available |
White-necked Raven (1 videos) | Corvus albicollis | Least concern |
Whiteface Waspfish (2 videos) | Richardsonichthys leucogaster | Not Available |
Yellowfin Scorpionfish (2 videos) | Scorpaenopsis neglecta | Not Available |
Zebra Turkeyfish (44 videos) | Dendrochirus zebra | Not Available |