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Scorpion Fish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

Description:

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.

Habitat:

They are widespread in tropical and temperate seas, but mostly found in the Indo-Pacific.

Notes:

Spotted on a dive on an island of Malaysia

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2 Comments

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly 12 years ago

Thanks dungeonmastershu

dungeonmasterShu
dungeonmasterShu 12 years ago

Nice one Sean!

SeanWeekly
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SeanWeekly

Malaysia

Spotted on Oct 25, 2011
Submitted on Oct 25, 2011

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