Sealife guideThe Scorpaenidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !

Black scorpionfish
(Scorpaena porcus)

Eastern red scorpionfish
(Scorpaena jacksoniensis)

Eschmeyer's scorpionfish
(Rhinopias eschmeyeri)

Leaf scorpionfish
(Taenianotus triacanthus)

Red scorpionfish
(Scorpaena scrofa)

Shortfin lionfish
(Dendrochirus brachypterus)

Small red scorpionfish
(Scorpaena notata)

Spotted scorpionfish
(Scorpaena plumieri)

Weedy scorpionfish
(Rhinopias frondosa)

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