SCORPAENIDAE Scorpaenopsis venosa, 8.5 cm SL (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829) Raggy Scorpionfish D XII, 9; A III, 5; P1 15-18; P2 I, 5; LLp 22-23; LR 47-54; GR 4-5 + 8-11. Body elongate, slightly compressed posteriorly. Interorbital space narrow, its width 6.5-7.6 in head length. Upper posttemporal and upper opercular spines simple. Occipital pit deep, quadrangular. Third or fourth dorsal fin spine longest, its length 2.2-2.4 in head length. Color: body color variable, mottled with dark gray to brownish blotches. Size: maximum standard length 17.5 cm. Distribution: widely distributed mainly on the continental shelves in the Indo-West Pacific, from South Africa east to southern Japan and northern Australia. Remarks: occurs in rocky and coral reefs less than 100 m depth.