An Indo-Pacific scorpionfish with a heavy fringe of skin flaps under the jaw, sitting in the open on hard ground.
To about 25 cm, with a heavy fringe of skin flaps under the jaw that gives it the name, mottled to match rubble and sponge. It is an Indo-Pacific fish and it sits in the open on hard ground.
Venomous dorsal spines, and the usual pattern: the fish does not move, so the injury happens to a hand that was placed rather than to a diver that was attacked. Hot water for the pain, and medical attention.
Ratings are per location: 1 means found on most dives that look for it, 5 means a handful of records. Where enough dives have been logged the figure is calculated from them; otherwise it is an editorial estimate, and says so. We publish habitat and destination, not the dive site.
