Scientific Name
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Common Name
False stonefish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-10;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 5 - 6. Pectoral fin rays usually 18; back arched; with about 45 vertical scale rows; lachrymal bone with 2 or 3 spines over maxillary, first points forward, followed by 1 or by 2 close-set spines which point down and back; suborbital ridge with 4 or more spinous points, usually more than 8 or 10 points, not in a row and of various sizes; a shallow pit below front corner of eye (Ref. 10482). Colorful inside the pectoral fins, used for display (Ref. 48635).