Size: 7 to 18 in.
ID: 3 dark tail bands, black base pectoral
fins with white dots
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Scorpaeniformes / Rockfishes
Family: Scorpaenidae / Scorpionfishes
or Rockfishes
Genus Species: Scorpaena plumieri
/ Spotted Scorpionfish
Habitat: coral reef, algae, or other bottoms
Typical food: small fishes and crustaceans
Other information: well camouflaged lying motionless
on bottom or hiding in caves or ledges;
snaps up any prey coming near; the spines of the dorsal fin are venomous
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