Scorpaenidae - Scorpionfishes

Use the table to access images and fact sheets of the scorpaenid fishes on the site. These fishes have also been called lionfishes, rockfishes, stingfishes and waspfishes.

Dendrochirus biocellatus	Twinspot Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus	Dwarf Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra	Zebra Lionfish
Inimicus caledonicus	Demon Stingerfish
Inimicus didactylus	Longsnout Stingerfish
Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps	Orange Scorpionfish
Parascorpaena aurita	Golden Scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mossambica	Mozambique Scorpionfish
Parascorpaena picta	Painted Scorpionfish
Pterois volitans	Common Lionfish
Rhinopias aphanes	Weedy Scorpionfish
Scorpaena cardinalis	Cook’s Scorpionfish
Scorpaena jacksoniensis	Eastern Red Scorpionfish
Scorpaena papillosa	Southern Red Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes evides	Cheekspot Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus	False Stonefish
Scorpaenopsis insperatus	Sydney Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis macrochir	Humpback Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis neglecta	Yellowfin Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala	Smallscale Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis venosa	Raggy Scorpionfish
Sebastapistes mauritiana	Spineblotch Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus	Leaf Scorpionfish

 

Mark McGrouther , Collection Manager, Ichthyology
Last Updated: 28 March 2012

Tags fishes, ichthyology, Scorpaenidae, Scorpionfishes,