Pair of Pacific spotted Scorpionfish, Scorpaena mystes, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish, Scorpaena mystes, Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

This Common Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is perched on the mantle rim of a Giant Tridacna Clam (Tridacna gigas). It's venomous spines can inflict a painful wound, Philippines