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Pterois volitans (Lionfish)
Genus species:
   Pterois volitans
Common name:
   Lionfish
Genus:
   Pterois
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei
Ablabys binotatus (Redskinfish)
Genus species:
   Ablabys binotatus
Common name:
   Redskinfish
Genus:
   Ablabys
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei
Dendrochirus zebra (Zebra turkeyfish)
Genus species:
   Dendrochirus zebra
Common name:
   Zebra turkeyfish
Genus:
   Dendrochirus
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei
Pterois volitans (Lionfish)
Genus species:
   Pterois volitans
Common name:
   Lionfish
Genus:
   Pterois
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei
Ablabys binotatus (Redskinfish)
Genus species:
   Ablabys binotatus
Common name:
   Redskinfish
Genus:
   Ablabys
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei
Dendrochirus zebra (Zebra turkeyfish)
Genus species:
   Dendrochirus zebra
Common name:
   Zebra turkeyfish
Genus:
   Dendrochirus
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei
Pterois volitans (Lionfish)
Genus species:
   Pterois volitans
Common name:
   Lionfish
Genus:
   Pterois
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei
Ablabys binotatus (Redskinfish)
Genus species:
   Ablabys binotatus
Common name:
   Redskinfish
Genus:
   Ablabys
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei
Dendrochirus zebra (Zebra turkeyfish)
Genus species:
   Dendrochirus zebra
Common name:
   Zebra turkeyfish
Genus:
   Dendrochirus
Family:
   Scorpaenidae
Suborder:
   Scorpaenoidei

Family-Animalia: Scorpaenidae

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.


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