Small scale scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) (Tassled scorpionfish) in the Red Sea, Marsa Alam, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tassled scorpionfish (smallscale scorpionfish) (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), has an array of venomous spines, Matangi Island, Vanua Levu, Fiji, Pacific

Tassled Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus, Felidhu Atoll, Maldives

Tassled Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

An adult tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) camouflaged in the coral, Port Airboret, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

An adult tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) camouflaged in the coral, Kawe Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bearded Tassled Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis barbata) on sandy bottom, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.