Also known as Stingfish and Brown Scorpionfish.
Found singly well camouflaged around open sand and mud bottoms harbours and lagoons.
They feed on small fish and swimming invertebrates.
Length - 30cm
Depth - 1-800m
Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea

Scorpionfish are masters of camouflage, enabling them to lie in wait for their victims to come close, before lunging forward and inhaling their prey with their large mouths.
When disturbed they raise the spines along their backs and will usually move off out of harms way, however, if cornered they are able to charge at considerable speed.
Highly dangerous and poisonous with venomous spines along its back if trodden on etc.