Protection Relatives Scorpion fish are spiny, thick bodied fish with large, flexible fins. Their color is variable, ranging from bright red through light brown occasionally with lavender streaks, particularly on the head. Black and dark brown spots cover the entire body. The scorpion fish are stocky, with a large mouth, spiny head, and large fan shaped pectoral fin. They have 12 spines, 9-10 soft rays in dorsal fin.
Scorpion fish are perch like fish with large, spiny heads and strong, sometimes venomous fin spines.
The scorpion fish lives on and around rocks. They also live amongst coral. Most scorpion fish have weed like things growing off of their body. They also have a lot of spines so that they can't get hurt so easily. Scorpion fish also can camouflage their body so they can't be seen.