Scorpaenidae

rainbow scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes xyris

Scorpionfish Reaching Fifteen Centimeters

• Tropical
• Island endemic
• Island endemic species
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

rainbow scorpionfish is known around Eastern Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 15 cm.