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Scorpaena plumieri - Spotted Scorpionfish
| The spotted scorpionfish is usually a shade of brown with mottled spots and numerous fleshy appendages (cirri) on their head, chin, and above their eyes. These appendages help them blend into their surroundings. They also have 3 dark bars on their tail fin, and the back of their pectoral fins are brightly colored when the fins are spread. Spotted scorpionfish are usually 7 to 14 inches in length and they are typically found lying motionless on coral reefs and various other bottom environments.
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| Distribution, Stock Structure and Migration |
| Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Massachusetts, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension and St. Helena.
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| Habitat |
| Reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 60 m, usually 5 - 55 m.
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| Diet |
| Feeds mostly on other fishes and crustaceans.
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| Quick Fact |
| The spotted scorpionfish has an anterolateral glandular groove with a venom gland in the dorsal fin spine.
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