Scorpaenidae

Bandfin scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis vittapinna

Eight Point Five Centimeters Scorpionfish from Japanese Waters

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Scorpaenopsis vittapinna, the bandfin scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific from South Africa up to the Red Sea and as far as to French Polynesia, as well as north to Japan and south to Australia.