Jeff Rotman / Poisonous dorsal spines of Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) Red Sea, Egypt

Alex Mustard / Diver (Jennie Lawson) with a camouflaged Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a coral reef. Gubal Island, Egypt. Strait Of Gubal, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Tassled Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), Anilao, Philippines

Georgette Douwma / Tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.

Franco Banfi / Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Franco Banfi / Tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), Aldabra Atoll, Natural World Heritage Site, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), Aldabra Atoll, Natural World Heritage Site, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.

Bertie Gregory / Tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on the wreck of the SS Thirstlegorm, northern Red Sea, December 2014

Tony Wu / Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) two large individuals engaged in a territorial dispute, Ambon, Indonesia

Pascal Kobeh / Smallscale scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) Sulu Sea, Philippines

Pascal Kobeh / Smallscale scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) Sudan. Red Sea.

Solvin Zankl / Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) swimming just above sea bed, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.