Scorpaenidae

Filamentous scorpionfish

Hipposcorpaena filamentosa

Scorpionfish of Japanese Waters

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

The filamentous scorpionfish (Hipposcorpaena filamentosus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Hipposcorpaena.