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Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes (50)
General description
Scorpionfishes belong to the family „Scorpaenidae“ which contains around 45 genera and 380 species. Traditionally, the scorpionfishes and their relatives have been grouped with the sea robins. The Scorpaenoidei has a worldwide distribution in tropical and temperate marine waters. Most scorpaenoids are found primarily in the tropical Indo-Pacific. The other center of diversity for the scorpaenoids is the northern Pacific Ocean, which is dominated by the more than 80 species of rockfishes
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(Sebastidae). Almost all scorpaenoids are benthic predators that are found in rocky, sea grass, or coral habitats. Most Scorpionfishes are territorial and lead solitary lives, except for the formation of mating aggregations.
Scorpionfishes have large, heavily ridged and spined heads. Venomous spines on their back and fins with a groove and venom sack. Well camouflaged with tassels, warts and colored specks. Some scorpionfishes can change their color to better match their surroundings. They are not aggressive, but if threatened they will erect their dorsal spines. If danger continues they flee, usually very fast but only for a short distance and then quickly settle back and freeze. Some species like the devilfish have very bright red and yellow colors on the inner surface of their pectoral fins. Those colors are not visible when resting but are flashed if threatened.
Scorpionfishes feed on crustaceans and fishes employing a lie-in-wait strategy, remaining stationary and snapping prey that comes near. With their mouth they create a vacuum and suck prey in during a nearly imperceptible split-second movement.
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(4),
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(6),
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(7),
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(3),
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(2),
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(6),
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(1),
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(2),
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(1),
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(1),
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(1),
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(1)
Ablabys (4)
A. binotatus
Schaukel Stirnflosser
A. macracanthus
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Waspfish
A. taenianotus
Cockatoo waspfish
[Nach Oben]
Apistus (1)
A. carinatus
Ocellated waspfish
[Nach Oben]
Caracanthus (2)
C. maculatus
Spotted Coral Croucher
C. unipinna
[Nach Oben]
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C. lumpus
Lumpsucker
[Nach Oben]
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D. barberi
Hawaiian lionfish
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Dendrochirus bellus
D. biocellatus
Twospot turkeyfish
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Shortfin turkeyfish
D. brachypterus
Shortfin turkeyfish
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Zebra turkeyfish
[Nach Oben]
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H. rubripinnis
Wispy Waspfish
[Nach Oben]
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Bearded ghoul
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[Nach Oben]
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[Nach Oben]
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Gurnard lionfish
[Nach Oben]
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Mozambique scorpionfish
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Northern scorpion fish
[Nach Oben]
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P. gallus
Ptarmus gallus
[Nach Oben]
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P. amboinensis
Ambon scorpionfish
[Nach Oben]
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P. antennata
Broadbarred firefish
P. lunulata
Luna lion fish
P. miles
Devil firefish
P. n sp.
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P. radiata
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Hawaiian turkeyfish
P. volitans
Red lionfish
[Nach Oben]
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R. argoliba
scorpionfish
R. frondosa
Weedy scorpionfish
[Nach Oben]
Scorpaena (3)
S. notata
Small red scorpionfish
S. plumieri
Spotted scorpionfish
S. scrofa
Largescaled scorpionfish
[Nach Oben]
Scorpaenodes (2)
S. guamensis
Guam scorpionfish
S. sp.
Dwarf draggonhead
[Nach Oben]
Scorpaenopsis (6)
S. barbata
Bearded scorpionfish
S. diabolus
False stonefish
S. macrochir
Flasher scorpionfish
S. neglecta
Scorpaenopsis neglecta
S. oxycephala
Tassled scorpionfish
S. papuensis
Papuan Scorpionfish
[Nach Oben]
Sebastapistes (1)
S. cyanostigma
Yellowspotted scorpionfish
[Nach Oben]
Skorpionsfisch (2)
S. 01 unbekannter Art
S. 02 unbekannter Art
Scorpionsfish
[Nach Oben]
Synanceia (1)
S. verrucosa
Stonefish
[Nach Oben]
Taenianotus (1)
T. triacanthus
Leaf scorpionfish
[Nach Oben]
Taurulus (1)
T. bubalis
Longspined bullhead
[Nach Oben]
Uranoscopus (1)
U. sp. 01
Stargazer
[Nach Oben]