Description

Also known as Elongated Rockfish, Slender Scorpionfish, Slender Stingfish, Stingfish.

Found singly and well camouflaged, during the day over rocky areas, but at night on sandy bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed nocturnally on small fish and swimming invertebrates.
Length - 50cm
Depth - 75-800m
Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean

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. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Scorpaena-elongata.html