Scorpionfish Facts: MASTERS of CAMOUFLAGE | Animal Fact Files

Scorpionfish, which are also known as stonefish and lionfish, are some masters of camouflage. They come in bright colors with plenty of patterns and shapes. They're also venomous! Learn more scorpionfish facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Family - Scorpaenidae
Range: Cold marine waters throughout the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans
Habitat: Coral reefs
Size: Up to 3 feet (0.91m) long
Diet: Fish, crustaceans, and marine gastropods
Threats: Sharks, rays, and other larger fish
Life span: Up to fifteen years

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Image and Video Credits:
Richard Fuchs -    • Cozumel Scorpionfish  ;    • Scorpionfish in action (Curacao March...  ;    • Nurse shark vs lionfish  
JOSE BAUTISTA -    • Видео  
Brian Bauer -    • Scorpionfish (Scorpaena)  
Alexander Ivashkin -    • Diving in Dahab  
MayDivingSafari -    • Stonefish and scorpionfish/Камни и ск...  
Chris Thompson -    • scorpionfish  
Steve Childs - https://www.flickr.com/photos/1107645... https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_c...
Nhobgood - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpae...#/media/File:Leaf_scorpionfish.jpg
Factumquintus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpae...
LASZLO ILYES - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...
Johnmartindavies - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...
Amanda44 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...
Izuzuki - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...
Steve Childs - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...
Guido Gautsch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_jel...
DudeAwesome - https://freesound.org/people/DudeAwes...
Learning by action (producent);Klaudie Bartelink (camera);Stichting Natuurbeelden - https://openbeelden.nl/media/1028758/...
Barry Brown - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...

Research Credits:
https://www.britannica.com/animal/sco...
http://oceana.org/marine-life/ocean-f...
https://www.emedicinehealth.com/wilde...
https://starfish.ch/reef/scorpionfish...
https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Famil...
http://eol.org/pages/5126/overview
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/...
http://itsnature.org/sea/scorpionfish/
https://seaworld.org/Animal-Info/Anim...
http://www.dive-the-world.com/newslet...
https://psmag.com/environment/fightin...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...
https://books.google.com/books?id=DFV...

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