scorpaenid fish meaning

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scorpaenid fish (noun): any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific.

Definition of scorpaenid fish

  1. any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific

    Synonyms: scorpaenid

    Type of: scorpaenoid

    Kinds: scorpionfish, lionfish, stonefish, rockfish

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