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scorpion fish
scor·pi·on·fish or scorpion fish (skôr′pē-ən-fĭsh′)n. pl. scorpionfish or scor·pi·on·fish·es or scorpion fish or scorpion fish·es Any of various often brilliantly colored marine fishes of the family Scorpaenidae, having poisonous spines in the dorsal fins and often in the anal and pelvic fins, and including the lionfishes and, in some classifications, the rockfishes.scorpion fish n (Animals) any of various scorpaenid fishes of the genus Scorpaena and related genera, of temperate and tropical seas, having venomous spines on the dorsal and anal fins Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  scorpion fish - marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spinesscorpionfish, sea scorpionscorpaenid, scorpaenid fish - any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacificgenus Scorpaena, Scorpaena - type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishesplumed scorpionfish, Scorpaena grandicornis - a kind of scorpionfish |
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scorpionfishADN-000424, scorpion fish (skor'pe-on-fish) Any of the marine fish with spines coated with extremely toxic mucus of the family Scorpaenidae, found in coral reefs worldwide. Those who handle these fish may be stung or even killed by the tissue-destructive enzymes and venoms they release. See: stonefishscorpion fish
Synonyms for scorpion fishnoun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spinesSynonymsRelated Words- scorpaenid
- scorpaenid fish
- genus Scorpaena
- Scorpaena
- plumed scorpionfish
- Scorpaena grandicornis
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