Stone Scorpionfish
Scorpaena mystes
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 462
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Pacific spotted scorpionfish (Scorpaena mystes), or the stone scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the largest species in the genus Scorpaena and, like the other species in that genus, it is protected by venomous spines.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pacific spotted scorpionfish”.