You do not want to step on this foot-long fish here in Hawai‘i, as it could send you to the hospital. What is so amazing is that very few people get stung by the devil scorpion-fish even though I have ...

This bright yellow weedy scorpion fish (Rhinopias frondosa) is the newest member of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) New York Aquarium. Weedy scorpion fish are found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean ...

My Sea of Cortez cruising guide tells me that walking across Punta el Alacran, near where I’ve anchored my sailboat, is a favorite pastime among cruisers. If I do the hike though, the guide warns, ...

The New York aquarium has added one of the most colorful fish species -- and also among the most poisonous -- to its exotic marine life exhibit in Brooklyn. Native to the Indo-Pacific, scorpion fish ...

This is one of two stinging scorpionfish recently found off Florida. Both are uncommon in state waters. FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute photo Two species of stinging scorpionfish have been ...