Marine

African lionfish

Pterois mombasae

The species name mombasae is derived from the African city of Mombasa. Those living in the …

Beaked redfish

Sebastes mentella

Massive body covered with ctenoid scales. Numerous spines and ridges are poorly developed on the head. …

Black Scorpionfish

Scorpaena porcus

It is a small fish, with a large flattened face, large lips and bulging eyes above …

Flasher scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis macrochir

The flasher scorpionfish has a broad, spiny head with a large slit between the eyes, a …

Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

The elongated body of the gray gurnard is covered with fine scales; scales are absent from …

Lingcod

Ophiodon elongatus

The lingcod has a large mouth, large pectoral fins, smooth body, and a long, continuous dorsal …

Masked greenling

Hexagrammos octogrammus

The characteristic feature of this species, the fork of the 4th lateral line at the base …

Pacific ocean perch

Sebastes alutus

The body is elongated, compressed at the sides. The head is large, with ridges, covered with …

Papuan scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis papuensis

The snout of the Papuan scorpionfish is longer than the diameter of the eye socket. Juveniles …

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 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, 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 …

Sculpin

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, Leptocottus armatus

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

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 …

Western scorpionfish

Scorpaena onaria

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

Wolf eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Body elongated, eel-shaped, covered with fine cycloid scales. Head massive, relatively small, with rounded snout. One …