Marine

Piper gurnard

Trigla lyra

These fish have a large head with numerous spines and ridges, but without a deep occipital …

Poss's scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possi

Poss's scorpionfish has a large head, large eyes and large pectoral fins, with a shorter snout …

Red lionfish

Pterois volitans

Long, silently oscillating fins and head growths (of which the growth over the eye is particularly …

Red rock cod

Scorpaena papillosa

Their large mouth contains small, thin teeth that form a lint. They have a small row …

Red scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

The body of the red scorpionfish is stout, strong and slightly flattened at the sides. The …

Reef scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes caribbaeus

The reef scorpionfish has a bony body. It has several poisonous spines protruding from its upper …

Rock greenling

Hexagrammos lagocephalus

There are two forms: Asian and American. In the Asian form the supraorbital lobes are short …

Rockfish

Sebastes paucispinis

Body prostrate. Head elongated, pointed, mandibles strongly protrude forward. The upper part of the head has …

Rockfish, Black

Sebastes melanops

The body of black rock is oval or egg-shaped and compressed. The head has a steep …

Rockfish, Copper

Sebastes caurinus

Body is moderately deep and compressed. The head is large, with slightly curved upper profile. Mouth …

Rockfish, Yelloweye

Sebastes ruberrimus

It has an orange-red or orange-yellow body coloration. It has bright yellow irises, black pupils, and …

Scorpionfish, California

Scorpaena guttata

The fish has a stocky and slightly compressed body, as well as a large head and …

Sculpin

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, Leptocottus armatus

Sculpin are characterized by a broad body tapering to a thin, compressed tail. They may be …

Sea goblin

Inimicus didactylus

The sea goblin's skin is scaleless except on the lateral line and is covered with spines …

Sea Robin

Prionotus carolinus

Sea robins, are characterized by a bifurcated pectoral fin consisting of rigid individual rays in the …

Shorthorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus scorpius

The head is broad and spiny, the body is strong and scaleless. There are two conspicuous …

Spotfin lionfish

Pterois antennata

Like all fish in this subfamily, the species is characterized by a body that is compressed …

Spotted scorpionfish

Scorpaena plumieri

The spotted scorpionfish has a robust body. Toxin glands attached to the spines of the dorsal …

Spotted wolffish

Anarhichas minor

The body is moderately elongated. The head is large. Coulter row of teeth does not protrude …

Stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa

The head is broad and flat. The skin is tough and rough, with warts. The small …

Stout eelblenny

Body: A stout, elongated body that tapers to the tail with fine scales. Its large eyes …

Tassled scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus

It has an elongated body, tapering posteriorly. The orbit is narrow. The superior temporal and supraorbital …

Western scorpionfish

Scorpaena onaria

In this species, the body is moderately compressed toward the head and becomes denser toward the …

White-edged rockfish

Sebastes taczanowskii

Body moderately elongate, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The head rises steeply, giving …