Scorpionfishes

These fishes belong in the "Order Scorpaeniformes" and "Suborder Scorpaenoidei" as members of the "Family Scorpaenidae" (Scorpionfishes) consisting of 11 Subfamilies, 45 genera, and 388+ species.

These are bottom dwelling fishes that use camouflage to capture their prey. Very few interest hobbyists as they require an environment tuned to their needs. And since they eat many of the crustaceans and fishes that interest reef keepers and some of them are highly poisonous, few hobbyist have interest in this family of fishes. Probably those in the genus Scorpaena have the most interest.