Scorpaenidae

Shortsnout scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis obtusa

Ten Centimeters Scorpionfish from Australian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Small
• Tropical fish

Scorpaenopsis obtusa, the shortsnout scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean all the way from Western Australia to Papua New Guinea and then north to Japan.