Image of California Scorpionfish
Description:
This well camouflaged scorpionfish was resting on a rocky ledge. The species has highly venomous spines, but the venom is heat labile--plunge an injured part in hot water to denature the venom. Scorpionfish have internal fertilization and lay eggs in floating gelatinous masses.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes
- Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Neopterygii
- Teleostei
- Neoteleostei
- Perciformes
- Scorpaenoidei
- Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes)
- Scorpaena (Scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
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- 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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- Lovell and Libby Langstroth
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