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Scorpaenidae, the 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.

- Black Scorpionfish - Guarding the hole
- Black Scorpionfish - Having a Rest
- Black Scorpionfish - In the hole
- Black Scorpionfish - Look me in the eye
- Black Scorpionfish - Old hand rail as a rest
- Black Scorpionfish - Pointed hide
- Black Scorpionfish - Scorpaena porcus - Always hiding
- Golden Scorpionfish - Parascorpaena aurita
- Scorpionfish - About to run
- Scorpionfish - Angry at you
- Scorpionfish - At the boat deck
- Scorpionfish - At the reef
- Scorpionfish - Being Alert
- Scorpionfish - Between the rocks
- Scorpionfish - Big Mouth