scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony plates

family Scorpaenidae, Scorpaenidae - scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes

scorpion fish, scorpionfish, sea scorpion - marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines

lionfish - brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins

stonefish, Synanceja verrucosa - venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock

rockfish - marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America